Fortress of Bashtovë
The Fortress of Bashtovë, also known in medieval times as Breg, Briego or Vrego is a medieval quadrangular fortress located close to the outflow of the Shkumbin River into the Adriatic Sea in central Albania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
- Also known as: “Bashtovë Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shkumbin.
Shkumbin
River
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shkumbin, also known as Shkembi, is a river in Albania. It is 181.4 km long and its drainage basin is 2,444 km2. Its average discharge is 61.5 m3/s. Shkumbin is situated 3 km west of Fortress of Bashtovë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rreth-Greth and Spille.
Rreth-Greth
Village
Rreth-Greth is a coastal village situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. It is part of Tirana County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Rrogozhinë. Rreth-Greth is situated 2½ km north of Fortress of Bashtovë.
Spille
Village
Spille is a coastal village situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. It is part of Tirana County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Rrogozhinë. Spille is situated 6 km northwest of Fortress of Bashtovë.
Sharrdushk
Village
Sharrdushk is a village situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. It is part of Tirana County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Rrogozhinë. Sharrdushk is situated 6 km north of Fortress of Bashtovë.
Fortress of Bashtovë
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gose, Bashkia Rrogozhinë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.04693° or 41° 2′ 49″ northLongitude
19.49649° or 19° 29′ 47″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8FHX2FWW+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 10034121710OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q65349
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Fortress of Bashtovë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Bashtovës”
- Arabic: “قلعة باشتوفي”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa de Bashtovë”
- Chinese: “巴什托維堡壘”
- French: “forteresse de Bashtovë”
- French: “Forteresse de Bashtovë”
- German: “Festung Bashtova”
- Hebrew: “מבצר בשטובה”
- Hungarian: “Bashtova vára”
- Hungarian: “bashtovai vár”
- Hungarian: “Bashtovai vár”
- Italian: “Castelo di Bashtovë”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Bashtovë”
- Macedonian: “Баштовска тврдина”
- Persian: “دژ باشتووه”
- Polish: “Zamek Bashtovë”
- Russian: “Баштова”
- Russian: “Крепость Баштова”
- Turkish: “Baştova Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Баштове”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shkumbin River and Kisha e Grethit.
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