Lezhë Castle
Castle in Albania
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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).[1] 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:
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| Lezhë Castle | |
|---|---|
Albanian: Kalaja e Lezhës | |
| Lezhë, in northern Albania | |
Lezhë Castle in 1995 | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Albania |
| Controlled by | Illyrian tribes Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Principality of Dukagjini Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire Albania |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Location | |
.svg)  Lezhë Castle | |
| Coordinates | 41.783611°N 19.649722°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | Unknown foundation date, castle rebuilt by Venetians in 1440, and Ottomans 1522 |
“He [Dionysius I] had already dispatched a colony to the Adriatic not many years previously and had founded the city known as Lissus” (Diodorus, XV, 13). [2][3][4]
