Librazhd
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Librazhd is a town in eastern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

, capital of the Librazhd District
Librazhd District
The District of Librazhd is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 63,192 , and an area of . It was formed as an administrative unit in 1958. It is in the east of the country, and its capital and administrative center is...

. It has a population of approximately 9,998. Librazhd is the nearest town to the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park
Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park
Shebenik – Jabllanice National Park is a protected national park located in the northeastern part of the Librazhd District, Elbasan County in central Albania. The park covers an area of 33,927.7 hectares and shares a border with the Republic of Macedonia...

. For more information see: Librazhd District
Librazhd District
The District of Librazhd is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 63,192 , and an area of . It was formed as an administrative unit in 1958. It is in the east of the country, and its capital and administrative center is...

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History

During WWII two battalions of the National Liberation Movement ambushed defeated Third Reich
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

 troops near Librazhd killing over 200 German soldiers.

Sports

Librazhd's football (soccer) club is Sopoti Librazhd. KF Sopoti Librazhd was founded in 1948 and its home ground is Sopoti Stadium which seats 3,000.

The team is playing the 2010-2011 season in the Albanian Second Division
Albanian Second Division
Kategoria e Dytë is the third level of football in Albania. Kategoria e Dytë has two groups, A and B that are divided geographically. Each group has 12 teams.-Group A:*KF Fieri*KF Erzeni Shijak*KF Luzi 2008*KF Naftëtari*KF Olimpik Tirana...

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Notable people

  • Alpin Gallo
    Alpin Gallo
    Alpin Gallo Alpin Gallo Alpin Gallo (born 12 January 1974 in Librazhd, Albania ia a former Albanian football defender. He last played for KS Shkumbini Peqin in the 2008/2009 Albanian Superliga season...

    , professional footballer


Ejup Çota, Professor of Entomology, Agricultural University of Albania

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