Lënie
Encyclopedia
Lenie is a municipality in the Gramsh District
, Elbasan County
, central Albania
.. It comprises six villages:
and Elbasan County
. It is surrounded by mountains, whereas the stream of Grabova, flowing east to west from Valamara
mountain, into Devoll
river, divides the area in two parts. To the north the commune borders with Komjan mountain, in the south lies Sogor mountain (1952 m (6,404.2 ft)), to the east it borders with Valamara
mountain and to the southeast with Lenia mountain. The whole region slopes gradually down to the Devoll valley in the western part. Archaeological evidences tell the region was inhabited from ancient times. Possible to visit are the ruins of a medieval castle of the XIV century.
Gramsh District
The District of Gramsh is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 24,230 , and an area of 695 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Gramsh. The district consists of the following...
, Elbasan County
Elbasan County
The County of Elbasan is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd and Peqin and its capital is Elbasan.Much of Elbasan's eastern border is with the Republic of Macedonia...
, central 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...
.. It comprises six villages:
- Lenie, the center of the commune, also known as Lenias
- Bicaj
- Kuratë
- Grabovë e Poshtme
- Grabovë e Sipërme
- Valth(Tarragjin)
Geography
The commune is the southeastern most one of both Gramsh DistrictGramsh District
The District of Gramsh is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 24,230 , and an area of 695 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Gramsh. The district consists of the following...
and Elbasan County
Elbasan County
The County of Elbasan is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd and Peqin and its capital is Elbasan.Much of Elbasan's eastern border is with the Republic of Macedonia...
. It is surrounded by mountains, whereas the stream of Grabova, flowing east to west from Valamara
Valamara
Valamara is large mountain found in eastern Albania. It has a number of peaks, the highest of which is Maja e Valamarës, which reaches a height of . Near the main ridge of Valamara there are very few trees whereas on Valamaras lower slopes there are abundant amounts of forests...
mountain, into Devoll
Devoll
Devoll may refer to*Devoll District, in the Korçë County of south-eastern Albania.*Devoll Hydro Power Plant, a proposed power plant on the Devoll River, in Albania.*Devoll , in southern Albania....
river, divides the area in two parts. To the north the commune borders with Komjan mountain, in the south lies Sogor mountain (1952 m (6,404.2 ft)), to the east it borders with Valamara
Valamara
Valamara is large mountain found in eastern Albania. It has a number of peaks, the highest of which is Maja e Valamarës, which reaches a height of . Near the main ridge of Valamara there are very few trees whereas on Valamaras lower slopes there are abundant amounts of forests...
mountain and to the southeast with Lenia mountain. The whole region slopes gradually down to the Devoll valley in the western part. Archaeological evidences tell the region was inhabited from ancient times. Possible to visit are the ruins of a medieval castle of the XIV century.