Ersekë

Ersekë, is a town and a former municipality in southeastern . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Kolonjë.
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  • Type: Town with 9,970 residents
  • Description: town and former municipality in southeastern Albania
  • Also known as: “Colonia”, “Erseg Giatseg”, “Ersek”, “Erseka”, “Erseke”, “Kolonija”, “Kolonijë”, “Kolonja”, and “Kolonjë”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ersekë Stadium.

Stadium
is a multi-use stadium in Ersekë. The stadium was built by the Ersekë council and was paid for by them. The stadium currently holds around 6,000 supporters, with seating for 2,000. The playing surface is made from all natural grass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borovë and Starje.

Village
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or Borova is a village in the , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë. During World War II forces of National Liberation Movement, led by Riza Kodheli fought against a German convoy, which was going to . is situated 4 km southwest of Ersekë.

Village
is a village in the in southeastern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë. Originally the name was Plakas meaning old person in Albanian. is situated 4 km northeast of Ersekë.

Ersekë

Latitude
40.3384° or 40° 20′ 18″ north
Longitude
20.681° or 20° 40′ 52″ east
Population
9,970
Elevation
1,021 metres (3,350 feet)
Open location code
8GG28MQJ+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728418357
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
783259
Wiki­data ID
Q18793
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Ersekë” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Erseka”
  • Albanian: “Ersekë”
  • Amharic: “ኤርሰከ”
  • Arabic: “إرسيكا”
  • Arabic: “إيرسيكي”
  • Asturian: “Ersekë”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erseka”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erseke”
  • Bengali: “এর্সেকে”
  • Bulgarian: “Ерсека”
  • Catalan: “Ersekë”
  • Cebuano: “Ersekë”
  • Chinese: “愛爾塞克”
  • Czech: “Erseka”
  • Dutch: “Erseka”
  • Dutch: “Erseke”
  • Dutch: “Ersekë”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايرسيكى”
  • Finnish: “Erseke”
  • Finnish: “Ersekë”
  • French: “Erseka”
  • French: “Erseke”
  • French: “Ersekë”
  • German: “Erseka”
  • German: “Erseke”
  • Greek: “Ερσέκα”
  • Hausa: “Erseke”
  • Hindi: “एर्सेके”
  • Hungarian: “Erseka”
  • Indonesian: “Erseke”
  • Italian: “Erseke”
  • Italian: “Ersekë”
  • Japanese: “エルセカ”
  • Japanese: “エルセケ”
  • Javanese: “Erseke”
  • Kazakh: “Эрсека”
  • Kirghiz: “Эрсека”
  • Lithuanian: “Ersekė”
  • Macedonian: “Erseka”
  • Macedonian: “Ersekė”
  • Macedonian: “Ερσέκα”
  • Macedonian: “Ерсека”
  • Macedonian: “ارسکا”
  • Malay: “Erseke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ersekë”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ersekë”
  • Norwegian: “Ersekë”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ersekë”
  • Oromo: “Erseke”
  • Panjabi: “ਏਰਸੇਕ”
  • Persian: “ارسکه”
  • Polish: “Erseka”
  • Polish: “Ersekë”
  • Portuguese: “Erseka”
  • Portuguese: “Erseke”
  • Portuguese: “Ersekë”
  • Pushto: “ارسکه”
  • Romanian: “Erseca”
  • Romanian: “Ersecă”
  • Russian: “Эрсека”
  • Serbian: “Ерсека”
  • Silesian: “Ersekë”
  • Slovak: “Ersekë”
  • Slovenian: “Erseka”
  • Somali: “Erseke”
  • Spanish: “Erseke”
  • Spanish: “Ersekë”
  • Swahili: “Erseke”
  • Swedish: “Erseka”
  • Tajik: “Эрсека”
  • Tatar: “Эрсека”
  • Turkish: “Erseka”
  • Turkish: “Erseke”
  • Turkish: “Herseka”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерсека”
  • Urdu: “ارسکا”
  • Uzbek: “Erseke”
  • Vietnamese: “Ersekë”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Erseka”
  • “Ersekë”

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