‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library

‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library is a library in Bashkia e Lezhës, Lezhë. ‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library is situated nearby to the theater building Pallati i Kulturës ‘Dedë Ndue Lazri’, as well as near the archaeological site Illyrian Stones.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lezhë railway station and Mosque of Lezha.

Lezhë railway station

Railway station

Photo: Your Über Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lezhë railway station is a railway station serving the city of Lezhë in Northern Albania. The line was opened in 1981. It was a terminal station until the extension to Shkodër was completed the following year. Lezhë railway station is situated 360 metres west of ‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library.

Mosque of Lezha

Mosque

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The St. Nicholas Church, also known as the Selimije Mosque, the Church-Mosque of Lezhë, and, since the 1980s, as the Skanderbeg National Memorial, is a former temple and subsequently a Catholic church and a former Islamic mosque, and now a mausoleum and monument that contains the remains of Skanderbeg. Mosque of Lezha is situated 520 metres south of ‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library.

Lezhë Castle

Castle

Photo: Belgian man, Public domain.

The Lezhë Castle is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is 186 metres. Lezhë Castle is at an elevation of 322 metres. Lezhë Castle is situated 660 metres east of ‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishull Lezhë and Grykë Manati.

Ishull Lezhë

Village

Photo: Rrozafa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ishull Lezhë is a settlement in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It is part of the former municipality Shëngjin. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Lezhë.

Grykë Manati

Village

Grykë Manati is a village in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. When local government was reformed in 2015, the village became part of the municipality of Lezhë.

Balldren

Village

Balldren is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë. The population at the 2023 census was 3,792. Balldren is situated 4½ km north of ‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library.

‘Gjergj Fishta’ Library

Type: Library
Also known as: “Biblioteka ‘Gjergj Fishta’”
Categories: building and education
Location: Bashkia e Lezhës, Lezhë, Lezhë County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

41.78183° or 41° 46′ 55″ north

Longitude

19.64247° or 19° 38′ 33″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 387226783

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

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