Lezhë County
Lezhë
Bashkia e Lezhës

Lezhë Castle

The Lezhë Castle is a castle dominating the city of , northern . Its highest point is 186 metres. Lezhë Castle is at an elevation of 322 metres.
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Photo: Belgian man, Public domain.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
  • Also known as: “Lissus Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of Lezha and Brian Filipi Stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Nicholas, also known as the Selimije Mosque, the Church-Mosque of Lezhë, and, since the 1980s, as the Skanderbeg National Memorial, is a former Roman Catholic church and subsequently a former Islamic , and now a mausoleum and that contains the remains of Skanderbeg. is situated 1 km southwest of Lezhë Castle.

Stadium
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, a.k.a. former Besëlidhja Stadium is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Besëlidhja Lezhë. is situated 1 km southwest of Lezhë Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Your Über Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the city of in northwest Albania. The line was opened in 1981. It was a terminal station until the extension to Shkodër was completed the following year. is situated 1 km west of Lezhë Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishull Lezhë and Grykë Manati.

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

Village
is a village in , northwestern . When local government was reformed in 2015, the village became part of the municipality of . is situated 2½ km east of Lezhë Castle.

Village
is a village and a former municipality in the , northwestern . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality . The population at the 2023 census was 3,792. is situated 4½ km north of Lezhë Castle.

Lezhë Castle

Latitude
41.7837° or 41° 47′ 1″ north
Longitude
19.65006° or 19° 39′ 0″ east
Elevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)
Open location code
8FHXQMM2+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 387238482
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Wiki­data ID
Q60529
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Lezhë Castle” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Lezhës”
  • Bulgarian: “Лежка крепост”
  • Dutch: “Burcht van Lezha”
  • Dutch: “Burcht van Lezhe”
  • Dutch: “Burcht van Lezhë”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Lezhe”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Lezhë”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Lezhe”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Lezhë”
  • German: “Burg von Lezha”
  • Hungarian: “Akrolisszosz”
  • Hungarian: “lezhai fellegvár”
  • Hungarian: “lezhai vár”
  • Italian: “Castello di Alessio”
  • Italian: “Castello di Lezhë”
  • Macedonian: “Лешка тврдина”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lezhe slott”
  • Norwegian: “Lezhë slott”

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Highlights include Akrolisi and Ancient Walls.

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