Ersekë
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Ersekë (), is a town and a former municipality in southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Kolonjë. Founded in the 17th century, Erseka was the seat of the former Kolonjë District. The population at the 2011 census was 3,746. Situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, it is a small alpine town at 1050 meters in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Albania.
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- Locality
- Ersekë
- Region
- Shqipëria Jugore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 7,890
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- mu
- Settlement AL.official_name
- Ersekë
- Settlement AL.skyline
- Ersek%C3%AB_Lulishte.jpg
- Settlement AL.county
- Korçë
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Kolonjë
- Settlement AL.elevation
- 1020
- Settlement AL.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement AL.population_unit
- 3746
- Settlement AL.postal_code
- 7401
- Settlement AL.area_code
- (0)812
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3746
- Elevation
- 1000
- Image
- Ersekë Lulishte.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ersekë
- postal code
- 7401
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Travel guide
Understand
Ersekë (definite Albanian form: Erseka), is a town and a former municipality in southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Kolonjë. Founded in the 17th century, Erseka was the seat of the former Kolonjë District. The population in 2011 was 3,746. Situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, it is a small alpine town at 1050 meters in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Albania.
Get in
From Korçë by car is 40 km.
By bus from Korçë takes 45 minutes.
Get around
You can go through the square in the middle of the city and visit some beautiful places around it.
thumb|Erseka Square
Go next
Leskovik (44 km by car is 43.5 km; takes 1 hour and 30 minutes by bus)
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ersekë (), is a town and a former municipality in southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Kolonjë. Founded in the 17th century, Erseka was the seat of the former Kolonjë District. The population at the 2011 census was 3,746. Situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, it is a small alpine town at 1050 meters in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Albania.
==History==
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