Prezë Castle

The Prezë Castle is a medieval castle in , . Preza Castle was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great in the 550s. The castle overlooks the village with the same name and is located on a hilltop.
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Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
  • Also known as: “Prezë Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vorë railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
was a railway station serving the town of in in Central Albania. The station was connected to and the capital and was once an important interchange, being the junction for services from Durrës and Tirana, now closed, as well as those from Shkodër in the north, also closed except between Shkodër and Lac. is situated 4 km southwest of Prezë Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaq and Rinas.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Village
is a village in the , , about 18 km northwest of the capital, . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3 km east of Prezë Castle.

Hamlet
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km south of Prezë Castle.

Prezë Castle

Latitude
41.4315° or 41° 25′ 53″ north
Longitude
19.6723° or 19° 40′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FHXCMJC+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4916810487
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3302728
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Prezë Castle” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Prezës”
  • Arabic: “قلعة برازا”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Prezë”
  • German: “Burg von Preza”
  • Hungarian: “Preza vára”
  • Hungarian: “prezai vár”
  • Hungarian: “Prezai vár”
  • Italian: “Castello di Prezë”
  • Macedonian: “Преска тврдина”
  • Turkish: “Preze Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zyra Postare Prezë - 1039 and Kodra Gerdecit.

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