Lenie, Albania

Lenie (Aromanian: Grabova, previously known as Shënepremte) is a municipality in the Gramsh District, Elbasan County, central Albania.^[1]. It comprises six villages:

• Lenie, the center of the commune, also known as Lenias
• Bicaj
• Kuratë
• Grabovë e Poshtme
• Grabovë e Sipërme
• Valth(Tarragjin)^[2]

Geography

The commune is the southeastern most one of both Gramsh District 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 (1,952 m (6,404 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^[3].

References

1. ^ Albanian government budget legislation
2. ^ Zonat Zgjedhore per Zgjedhjet ne Kuvendin e Shqiperise, page 115
3. ^ FJALORI ENCIKLOPEDIK SHQIPTAR, Akademia e Shkencave, Tirane 1984 (page 600: LENIASI)