Vau i Dejës

Vau i Dejës is a town and a municipality in , northwestern . It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities , , , Temal, Vau i Dejës, and , that became municipal units.
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  • Type: Town with 8,120 residents
  • Description: town in Albania
  • Also known as: “Deja’s Ford”, “Dejas”, “Laç-Qyrsaçi”, “Vai Dejës”, and “Vau Dejës”
  • Address: Shkodër

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vau i Dejës Castle and Mother Teresa Cathedral.

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Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day , which has been under , Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

Church
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is a church.

Church
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Vau i Dejës, , Albania. It was built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1969. The building was listed as a culture monument of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganjollë and Sheldi.

Village
is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km west of Vau i Dejës.

Village
is a settlement in the former Gur i Zi municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km northwest of Vau i Dejës.

Vau i Dejës

Latitude
42.0075° or 42° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
19.64° or 19° 38′ 24″ east
Population
8,120
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FJX2J4Q+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728421588
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3185823
Wiki­data ID
Q1787536
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Vau i Dejës” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vau-i-Deyes”
  • Bulgarian: “Вау-Деяс”
  • Chinese: “沃德耶”
  • Croatian: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Croatian: “Vau-Dejës”
  • Croatian: “Vau-Dejs”
  • Dutch: “Vau i Dejës”
  • French: “Vau i Dejës”
  • German: “Vau Deja”
  • German: “Vau i Dejes”
  • German: “Vau-Deja”
  • German: “Vau-Dejes”
  • German: “Vau-Dejës”
  • Greek: “Βάου ι Ντέγια”
  • Greek: “Βάου ι Ντέγιες”
  • Hungarian: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Hungarian: “Vau-Deja”
  • Hungarian: “Vaui i Dejës”
  • Italian: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Italian: “Vau-Dejes”
  • Italian: “Vau-Dejës”
  • Japanese: “ヴァウ・イ・デヤス”
  • Latin: “Dagnum (Albania)”
  • Latin: “Dagnum”
  • Macedonian: “Вау и Дејас”
  • Macedonian: “Дањски Брод”
  • Malay: “Vau-Dejës”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vau-Dejës”
  • Persian: “وائو دجس”
  • Polish: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Portuguese: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Russian: “Вау-и-Дейес”
  • Serbian: “Дањски Брод”
  • Spanish: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Tatar: “Вау-и-Деес”
  • Turkish: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Ukrainian: “Вау-Деяс”
  • Vietnamese: “Vau i Dejës”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vau-Dejës”

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