Sheldi
Sheldi is a settlement in the former Gur i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Shkodër, Albania
- Also known as: “Hill Dodej” and “Sheldija”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vau i Dejës Castle and St. Mary’s Church.
Vau i Dejës Castle
Photo: Edukatori, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Vau i Dejës Castle is situated 3 km south of Sheldi.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër, Albania. It was built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1969. The building was listed as a culture monument of Albania. St. Mary’s Church is situated 3 km south of Sheldi.
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: Albinfo, Public domain.
The Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric dam on the Drin River, in Albania, near the settlement of Vau i Dejës. Completed in 1973, the project consists of five turbines of Chinese origin, each with a nominal capacity of 52 MW, totaling the installed capacity to 260 MW. Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Sheldi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rragam and Ganjollë.
Rragam
Village
Photo: Renahx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rragam is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. As part of the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Rragam is situated 3 km north of Sheldi.
Ganjollë
Village
Ganjollë is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Ganjollë is situated 3½ km southwest of Sheldi.
Juban
Village
Juban is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Juban is situated 3½ km southwest of Sheldi.
Sheldi
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Komuna e Gurit i Zi, Shkodër, Shkodër County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.03804° or 42° 2′ 17″ northLongitude
19.61245° or 19° 36′ 45″ eastElevation
243 metres (797 feet)Open location code
8FJX2JQ6+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 728426318OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Irish—“Sheldi” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Sheldi”
- Bengali: “শেল্ডি”
- Dutch: “Sheldi”
- Irish: “Sheldi”
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