Kalaja e Lezhës (Q60529)

  • matcher place: Albania (relation 53292), Lezhë County (relation 1248935), Northern Albania (relation 7739254)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1522 establishments in the Ottoman Empire, Albanian building and structure stubs, Archaeological sites in Albania, Buildings and structures completed in 1440, Buildings and structures completed in 1522, Buildings and structures in Lezhë, Castles in Albania, European castle stubs, Illyrian architecture, Tourist attractions in Lezhë County
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Lezhë Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Lezhës) is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is 186 metres (610 ft). Lezhë Castle is at an elevation of 322 metres (1,056 ft). Lezhë Castle began as a Illyrian fortification. The earliest events where the name of Lissus appears to relate to the foundation of a Parian-Sicilian colony in the island of Pharos (modern Hvar) and the alliance of 385 B.C.E. between the Illyrian king Bardylis and Dionysius I the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse during 405 B.C.E. – 367 B.C.E. In this context Diodorus writes the following:

Summary from Shqip / Albanian Wikipedia (sqwiki)

Kalaja e Lezhës është një kala që ndodhet afër Lezhës, Shqipëri veriperëndimore.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Het Kasteel van Lezhë (Albanees: Kalaja e Lezhës) is een burcht op een 186 meter hoge heuvel in de Albanese stad Lezhë, hoofdplaats van de gelijknamige prefectuur.

Summary from Македонски јазик / Macedonian Wikipedia (mkwiki)

Лешка тврдина (албански: Kalaja e Lezhës) е тврдина која се наоѓа во областа Леска, во Албанија, на бреговите на Јадранското Море. тврдината се наоѓа на надморска височина од 186 метри, источно од истоимениот град. Се смета дека бил изграден од илирско време. Во 1440 година била реконструирана од страна на Венеција, а во 1522 година паднал под контрола на Османлиите. Денес, можат да се видат остатоците од римско, византиско, и османлиско време како и нејзините разлики. Денеска, објектот претставува туристичка атракција на Албанија.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

Il castello di Alessio (in albanese: Kalaja e Lezhës) è una fortezza situata a Alessio, nell'Albania settentrionale. Sorge su un colle alto 186 m.

Wikidata location: 41.7836, 19.6497 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Tourist attractions in Lezhë County tourism=museum, tourism=attraction