Zgërdhesh
Zgërdhesh is an archeological site in Albania. It is located south of the road from Fushë-Kruja to Kruja. Zgërdhesh is somewhat of a mystery because it is unmentioned in ancient sources.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Albania
- Also known as: “Albanopolis”, “Halil”, “Halil Zgërdhesh”, “Zgardheshi”, “Zgerdhesh”, “Zgurdhesh”, and “Zgurleš”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skanderbeg Museum and Krujë Castle.
Skanderbeg Museum
Museum
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National History Museum "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu", also known as the Skanderbeg Museum or the Kruja Museum, is located in Krujë and is one of the most important and visited museums in Albania. Skanderbeg Museum is situated 4 km north of Zgërdhesh.
Krujë Castle
Photo: AgronBeqiriPh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fortress of Krujë is a fortress in the city of Krujë, Albania and the center of Skanderbeg's rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. Inside the fortress is the Teqe of Dollme of the Bektashi, the National Skanderbeg Museum, the remains of the Fatih Sultan Mehmed mosque and its minaret, an ethnographic museum and a Turkish bath. Krujë Castle is situated 4 km northeast of Zgërdhesh.
National Ethnographic Museum
Museum
Photo: Andisrado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Ethnographic Museum is situated 4 km north of Zgërdhesh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fushë-Krujë and Nikël.
Fushë-Krujë
Town
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fushë-Krujë is a city in Durrës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Krujë. The population as of the 2023 census is 17,877. Fushë-Krujë is situated 4½ km west of Zgërdhesh.
Nikël
Village
Nikël is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Krujë. The population as of the 2023 census was 8,344. Nikël is situated 5 km southwest of Zgërdhesh.
Qinam
Village
Qinam is a village in the former municipality of Zall-Herr in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. Qinam is situated 6 km southeast of Zgërdhesh.
Zgërdhesh
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bashkia e Fushë-Krujës, Krujë, Durrës County, Northeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.47537° or 41° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
19.77647° or 19° 46′ 35″ eastElevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
8FHXFQGG+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 451793375OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Zgërdhesh” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Lokaliteti arkeologjik i Zgërdheshit”
- Albanian: “Zgërdhesh”
- Albanian: “Zgërdheshi”
- German: “Zgërdhesh”
- German: “Zgërdheshi”
- Hungarian: “Albanopolisz”
- Hungarian: “Zgërdhesh”
- Hungarian: “Zgërdheshi”
- Swedish: “Zgërdheshi”
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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 “Zgërdhesh”. Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.