Palaq
Palaq is a village in the former municipality of Prezë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vorë.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Tirana, Albania
- Also known as: “Palaqa” and “Palaqi”
- Address: TIRANË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prezë Castle and Vorë railway station.
Prezë Castle
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Prezë Castle is a medieval castle in Prezë, Albania. Preza Castle was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great in the 550s. The castle overlooks the village with the same name and is located on a hilltop.
Vorë railway station
Railway station
Vorë railway station was a train station in Vorë, Albania. The station was connected to Durrës and the capital Tirana and was once an important interchange, being the junction for services from Durrës and Tirana, now closed, as well as those from Shkodër in the north, also closed except between Shkodër and Lac. Vorë railway station is situated 3½ km south of Palaq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rinas and Mukaj.
Rinas
Village
Rinas is a village in the county of Durrës, Albania, about 18 km northwest of the capital, Tirana. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Krujë. Rinas is situated 4½ km east of Palaq.
Mukaj
Hamlet
Mukaj is a village in the former municipality of Bërxullë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vorë. Mukaj is situated 4½ km southeast of Palaq.
Manëz
Village
Manëz or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës. Manëz is situated 5 km west of Palaq.
Palaq
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Prezë, Bashkia Vorë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.43163° or 41° 25′ 54″ northLongitude
19.65999° or 19° 39′ 36″ eastElevation
167 metres (548 feet)Open location code
8FHXCMJ5+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 728422895OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Palaq” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Palaq”
- Dutch: “Palaq”
- Irish: “Palaq”
- Uzbek: “Palaq”
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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 “Palaq”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.