Prezë Castle
The Prezë Castle is a medieval castle in Prezë, Albania. The mosque inside the castle, built in the 1500s, is one of the oldest mosques in Albania. Preza Castle was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great in the 550s.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Prezë Fortress”
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vorë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaq and Rinas.
Palaq
Village
Palaq is a village in the former municipality of Prezë in Tirana County, Albania.
Rinas
Village
Rinas is a village in the county of Durrës, Albania, about 18 km northwest of the capital, Tirana. Rinas is situated 3 km east of Prezë Castle.
Mukaj
Hamlet
Mukaj is a village in the former municipality of Bërxullë in Tirana County, Albania. Mukaj is situated 4 km south of Prezë Castle.
Prezë Castle
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Latitude
41.4315° or 41° 25′ 53″ north
Longitude
19.6723° or 19° 40′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FHXCMJC+HW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Prezë Castle” goes by many names.
Kalaja e PrezësAlbanian
قلعة برازاArabic
Castell de PrezëCatalan
Preza váraHungarian
Prezai várHungarian
Castello di PrezëItalian
Преска тврдинаMacedonian
Preze KalesiTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zyra Postare Prezë - 1039 and Kodra Gerdecit.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Shkolla e Mesme Bashkuar ‘Shaban Sheshit’ Reze and Ballkoni i Prezës.
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