Shënkoll
Shënkoll is a village in the former municipality of Petrelë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Tirana, Albania
- Also known as: “Shcola”, “Shen Kolli”, “Shenkoll”, “Shënkoll-Demirxhias”, “Shënkoll, Petrelë”, “Shenkolla”, “Shënkollë”, “Shënkolli-Demirxhiasi”, “Shinkoll”, and “Shinkolla”
- Address: TIRANË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Petrelë Castle and Bride’s Tomb.
Petrelë Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrelë Castle is a castle in Petrelë, central Albania. Its history dates back to the 6th century, when it was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
Bride’s Tomb
Monument
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bride's Tomb is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Mullet, Tirana County. Bride’s Tomb is situated 3 km north of Shënkoll.
Tirana International School
School
Photo: Erdi85, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tirana International School, established in 1991 directly before the fall of the communist system in Albania, is an English-medium international school in Tirana, Albania. Tirana International School is situated 3½ km north of Shënkoll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dobresh and Petrela.
Dobresh
Village
Dobresh is a village in the former municipality of Bërzhitë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.
Petrela
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrela is a village and a former municipality 15 km south of Tirana county in central Albania, with a population of 5,500 in 2011.
Qeha
Village
Qeha is a village in the former municipality of Petrelë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. Qeha is situated 3 km northeast of Shënkoll.
Shënkoll
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bërzhitë, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.23928° or 41° 14′ 21″ northLongitude
19.87307° or 19° 52′ 23″ eastElevation
316 metres (1,037 feet)Open location code
8FHX6VQF+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 728427542OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Shënkoll” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shënkoll, Petrelë”
- Uzbek: “Shënkoll (Petrelë)”
- Uzbek: “Shënkoll”
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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 “Shënkoll”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.