Lach [1] ( Alb. Laçi ) is a city in Central Albania in the prefecture of Lezha , the center of Kurbin County .
| City | |
| Lach | |
|---|---|
| Alb. Laçi | |
| A country |  Albania |
| prefecture | Lying down |
| district | Kurbin |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 17,086 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +355 053 |
| Postcode | |
| Car code | MK |
History
Lach is a famous pilgrimage center of the country. Every year before the outbreak of World War II, thousands of people visited a monastery near the city, named after St. Anthony of Padua. After the ban was lifted by the Communists of religion, again many Catholics and even Muslims gather on June 12 at pilgrimage sites.
By 1950, Lach was a small village. Only with the advent of some plants (fertilizer, copper processing, glass manufacturing) did it become an industrial city. In 1967, the Communists also built a large phosphate plant, which was the employer of many residents, north of the city. At present, most of the factories are closed, a significant part of the population is unemployed.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 291. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .