Vau i Dejës Castle
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined castle in Albania
- Also known as: “Danjë Castle” and “Denjë Castle”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Church and Mother Teresa Cathedral.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër, Albania. It was built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1969. The building was listed as a culture monument of Albania. St. Mary’s Church is situated 340 metres southwest of Vau i Dejës Castle.
Mother Teresa Cathedral
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mother Teresa Cathedral is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Vau i Dejës Castle.
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 French origin, each with a nominal capacity of 50 megawatts, for a total capacity of 250 MW. Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 1 km east of Vau i Dejës Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganjollë and Sheldi.
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 2½ km west of Vau i Dejës Castle.
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 3 km north of Vau i Dejës Castle.
Juban
Village
Juban 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. Juban is situated 4½ km west of Vau i Dejës Castle.
Vau i Dejës Castle
- Categories: historic site, cultural property, castle, and tourism
- Location: Bashkia e Vau i Dejës, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.01317° or 42° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
19.62386° or 19° 37′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FJX2J7F+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3940465265OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q7917234
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to German—“Vau i Dejës Castle” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Danjës”
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Denjës”
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Vaut të Dejës”
- German: “Burg Danja”
- German: “Burg von Vau-Deja”
- “Kalaja e Denjës”
- “Kalaja e Vaut të Dejës”
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