Mesi Bridge
Mesi Bridge is a bridge in the village of Mes, about 5 km northeast of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It is a monument of Postribë culture, turning the site into a tourist attraction with a lot of visitors from all around the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge and cultural heritage monument of Albania
- Also known as: “Mes Bridge” and “Mes Köprüsü”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kratul Fortification and Drisht Castle.
Kratul Fortification
Kratul was an Illyrian settlement and fortification located in the territories of the Illyrian tribe of Labeates. The archaeological material indicates that life at the settlement was active from the early Iron Age until the 1st century AD. Kratul Fortification is situated 1 km north of Mesi Bridge.Drisht Castle
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Drisht Castle is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County, Albania. Drisht Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Mesi Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mes and Drisht.
Mes
Village
Mes is a village in the former municipality of Postribë in Shkodër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Shkodër.
Drisht
Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drisht is a village, former bishopric and Latin titular see with an Ancient and notable medieval history in Albania, 6 km from Mesi Bridge. It is located in the former municipality Postribë in the Shkodër County. Drisht is situated 3 km east of Mesi Bridge.
Grudë
Village
Grudë is a settlement in the former Gruemirë municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe. Grudë is situated 3½ km west of Mesi Bridge.
Mesi Bridge
- Categories: stone bridge, arch bridge, footbridge, cultural property, bridge, and tourism
- Location: Postribë, Shkodër, Shkodër County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.11451° or 42° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
19.57527° or 19° 34′ 31″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8FJX4H7G+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11664880134OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
Discover Mesi Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Mesi Bridge” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ura e Mesit Mbi Perroin e Kirit”
- Albanian: “Ura e Mesit”
- Armenian: “Մեսի կամուրջ”
- Azerbaijani: “Mes körpüsü”
- Bashkir: “Месси күпере”
- Basque: “Meseko zubia”
- Belarusian: “Мост Мэсі”
- Czech: “Ura e Mesit”
- French: “pont de Mes”
- French: “Pont de Mes”
- German: “Brücke von Mes”
- German: “Mes-Brücke”
- German: “Ura e Mesit”
- Greek: “Γέφυρα του Μες”
- Hungarian: “mesi híd”
- Hungarian: “Mesi híd”
- Italian: “Ponte di Mes”
- Lithuanian: “Mesos tiltas”
- Polish: “Most Mesi”
- Romanian: “Podul din Mes”
- Russian: “Меси”
- Russian: “Мост Месси”
- Slovenian: “Most Mesi”
- Spanish: “puente Mes”
- Spanish: “Puente Mes”
- Swedish: “Mesbron”
- Swedish: “Ura e Mesit”
- Turkish: “Mes Köprüsü”
- Ukrainian: “міст Месі”
- Ukrainian: “Міст Месі”
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