Katundi i Ri

Katundi i Ri is a locality in Bradashesh, Elbasan. Katundi i Ri is situated nearby to the village Karakullak, as well as near the locality Lykin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ad Quintum and Elbasan Castle.

Ad Quintum

Archaeological site

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Ad Quintum was an ancient settlement and a Roman thermal complex in Illyricum, near Bradashesh, present-day Albania. Ad Quintum was a mutatio of the Via Egnatia, which connected western Illyria with eastern Thrace, from the two starting points of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia, to Byzantium.

Elbasan Castle

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Elbasan Castle is a 15th-century fortress from Ottoman Turkish times in the city of Elbasan, Albania. Elbasan Castle is situated 4 km northeast of Katundi i Ri.

St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church

Church

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Saint Jovan Vladimir's Church is an Albanian Orthodox church in Shijon, Elbasan County, Albania. It is dedicated to the Dukljan prince and saint Jovan Vladimir, the son-in-law of the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil. St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Katundi i Ri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradashesh and Petresh.

Bradashesh

Village

Bradashesh is a village and a former municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.