Lezhë

Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania. It is the capital of Lezhë District and Lezhë County. About 27,500 people live here. The majority of the population is Catholic.

The city was formed around 385 BCMogens Herman Hansen, In An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis, Oxford University Press, 2004, page 322,  as a Greek colony by the name of Lissos.

References

Category:Cities in Albania
Category:Lezhë County