Gërdec

Gërdec is a village in that is located about 11 kilometers north-west of the capital of . It is part of the municipality of . It was the site of the explosions at a military base on 15 March 2008, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring over 100.
Wikipedia
Photo: Albinfo, CC0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Tirana, Albania
  • Also known as: “Gerdec” and “Gjeçaj”
  • Address: TIRANË

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vorë and Prezë Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
railway station was a railway station serving the town of in in Central Albania. The station was connected to and the capital 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.

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a medieval castle in , . The mosque inside the castle, built in the 1500s, is one of the oldest mosques in Albania. Preza Castle was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great in the 550s. is situated 4 km northeast of Gërdec.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaq and Manëz.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3 km northeast of Gërdec.

Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC0.
or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the , western . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality . is situated 3½ km northwest of Gërdec.

Hamlet
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 5 km east of Gërdec.

Gërdec

Latitude
41.40952° or 41° 24′ 34″ north
Longitude
19.63585° or 19° 38′ 9″ east
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8FHXCJ5P+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728417627
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3185611
Wiki­data ID
Q3244513
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Gërdec” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gërdeci”
  • Bulgarian: “Градец”
  • Dutch: “Gërdec”
  • French: “Gërdec”
  • German: “Gërdec”
  • German: “Gërdeci”
  • Macedonian: “Грдец”
  • Polish: “Gërdec”
  • Scots: “Gërdec”
  • Swedish: “Gërdec”
  • Turkish: “Gërdec”
  • Uzbek: “Gërdec”

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