Bilçë
Bilçë is a village in Bashkia e Beratit, Berat and has about 870 residents. Bilçë is situated nearby to the village Mesit, as well as near Uznovë.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 870 residents
- Description: village in Berat County, Albania
- Also known as: “Bilce”
- Address: BASHKIA BERAT
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berat Castle and Tomori Stadium.
Berat Castle
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. Berat Castle is situated 4 km northwest of Bilçë.
Tomori Stadium
Sports venue
Tomori Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Berat, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Tomori. The stadium holds around 19,200 people.
Lead Mosque
Mosque
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Berat, in the Berat County, south-central Albania. The mosque is named from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes. Lead Mosque is situated 3 km northwest of Bilçë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Ullinjas.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 6 km north of Bilçë.
Ullinjas
Village
Ullinjas is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. Ullinjas is situated 7 km north of Bilçë.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 7 km northwest of Bilçë.
Bilçë
- Category: locality
- Location: Bashkia e Beratit, Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.68249° or 40° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
19.97526° or 19° 58′ 31″ eastPopulation
870Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
8FGXMXJG+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 728426649OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3186051Wikidata ID
Q14916762
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In Other Languages
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