Margëlliç Castle

Margëlliç Castle is a castle in the village of Margëlliç near Patos, western Albania. It is a castle that dates from the 7th century AD and is found on top of a hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margëlliç and Patos.

Margëlliç

Village

Margëlliç is a small community of the Fier County, southern Albania. It is part of the municipality Patos. The settlement is close to the Margëlliç Castle and the ancient city of Byllis.

Patos is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos, Ruzhdie and Zharrëz, which became municipal units. Patos is situated 4½ km west of Margëlliç Castle.

Roskovec

Town

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Roskovec is a town and a municipality in Fier County, south-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Kuman, Kurjan, Roskovec and Strum, that became municipal units. Roskovec is situated 8 km north of Margëlliç Castle.

Margëlliç Castle

Type: Castle
Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ruzhdie, Bashkia Patos, Fier County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

40.67105° or 40° 40′ 16″ north

Longitude

19.66748° or 19° 40′ 3″ east

Open location code

8FGXMMC8+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10584491538

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q3301192

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Macedonian—“Margëlliç Castle” goes by many names.

Albanian: “Kalaja e Margëlliçit”
Hungarian: “Bargulium”
Hungarian: “Bargullum”
Hungarian: “margëlliçi vár”
Hungarian: “Margëlliçi vár”
Italian: “Castello di Margëlliç”
Italian: “Castello di Margëlliçit”
Macedonian: “Маргличка тврдина”

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