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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Belgian man, Public domain.
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 322 metres (1,056 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lissus Castle”
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of Lezha and Brian Filipi Stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Nicholas Church, also known as the Selimije… 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 , . is situated 1 km southwest of Lezhë Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Your Über Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station serving the city of in Northern Albania. is situated 1 km west of Lezhë Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grykë Manati and Ishull Lezhë.

Village
is a village in , northwestern .

Village
Photo: Rrozafa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement in the , northwestern .

Village
is a village and a former municipality in the , northwestern . is situated 4½ km north of Lezhë Castle.

Lezhë Castle

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Latitude
41.7837° or 41° 47′ 1″ north
Longitude
19.65006° or 19° 39′ 0″ east
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 Turkish—“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”
  • Turkish: “Leş Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akrolisi and Cistern.

Nearby Places

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