Rëmenj
Rëmenj is a village near Buçimas in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec. Its name refers to the former presence of Aromanians in the area, drawing from the traditional Albanian rëmër, derived in Tosk Albanian from romanus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Albania
- Also known as: “Rëmeni”, “Rëmënii”, “Remenj”, and “Rëmenji”
- Address: BASHKIA POGRADEC
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium and Pogradec Castle.
Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium
Stadium
Pogradec Castle
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pogradec Castle is a ruined castle in Pogradec, eastern Albania. At its highest point, it stands 205 metres above Lake Ohrid. Pogradec Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of Rëmenj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pogradec and Tushemisht.
Pogradec
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pogradec is a town in the east of Albania on the shores of Lake Ohrid. In 2019 the mixed UNESCO World Heritage site "Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region" was extended to also include the Albanian side of the lake.
Tushemisht
Village
Photo: Tori Oseku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tushemisht is a village in the Korçë County, in southeastern Albania, located on the shores of Lake Ohrid. It was part of the former Buçimas municipality. Tushemisht is situated 5 km northeast of Rëmenj.
Rëmenj
- Category: locality
- Location: Buçimas, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.88088° or 40° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
20.66579° or 20° 39′ 57″ eastElevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)Open location code
8GG2VMJ8+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 712338150OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Rëmenj” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Rëmenj”
- Bulgarian: “Ръмен”
- Macedonian: “Рамен”
- Uzbek: “Rëmenj”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rëmenj”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.