Maja e Dejës
Maja e Dejës is a hill in Bashkia e Vau i Dejës, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County and has an elevation of 160 metres. Maja e Dejës is situated nearby to the locality Zadenje, as well as near Laç.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mother Teresa Cathedral and Vau i Dejës Castle.
Vau i Dejës Castle
Photo: Edukatori, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: Albinfo, Public domain.
The Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric dam on the Drin River, in Albania, near the settlement of Vau i Dejës. Completed in 1973, the project consists of five turbines of Chinese origin, each with a nominal capacity of 52 MW, totaling the installed capacity to 260 MW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheldi and Ganjollë.
Sheldi
Village
Sheldi is a settlement in the former Gur i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Sheldi is situated 3½ km northwest of Maja e Dejës.
Ganjollë
Village
Ganjollë is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Ganjollë is situated 4½ km west of Maja e Dejës.
Rragam
Village
Photo: Renahx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rragam is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. As part of the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Rragam is situated 6 km northwest of Maja e Dejës.
Maja e Dejës
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 160 metres
- Also known as: “Maja e Dejes”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bashkia e Vau i Dejës, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.02222° or 42° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
19.64611° or 19° 38′ 46″ eastElevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
8FJX2JCW+VCGeoNames ID
3316555
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