St. Mary’s Church
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër, Albania. It was built in the 12th century and destroyed in 1969. The building was listed as a culture monument of Albania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County
- Also known as: “Kisha e Shën Marisë” and “St Mary’s Church, Vau i Dejës”
- Address: Vau-Dejës
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vau i Dejës Castle and Mother Teresa Cathedral.
Vau i Dejës Castle
Photo: Edukatori, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Vau i Dejës Castle is situated 340 metres northeast of St. Mary’s Church.
Mother Teresa Cathedral
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mother Teresa Cathedral is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of St. Mary’s Church.
Ashta hydroelectric power plant
Power station
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ashta hydroelectric power plant is a power station, which is situated 2 km southwest of St. Mary’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganjollë and Sheldi.
Ganjollë
Village
Ganjollë is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër.
Sheldi
Village
Sheldi is a settlement in the former Gur i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Sheldi is situated 3 km north of St. Mary’s Church.
Juban
Village
Juban is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Juban is situated 4 km west of St. Mary’s Church.
St. Mary’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bashkia e Vau i Dejës, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.01089° or 42° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
19.62114° or 19° 37′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8FJX2J6C+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 445477549OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q30634548
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to French—“St. Mary’s Church” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Mërisë, Vau i Dejës”
- Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Mërisë”
- French: “église Sainte-Marie de Vau i Dejës”
- French: “Église Sainte-Marie de Vau i Dejës”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Mary’s Church”. Photo: AHHB6184, CC BY-SA 3.0.