Fortress
Berat Castle
🇦🇱 Albania · 13th century
Berat Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Beratit), also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. It is built on a rocky hill on the right bank of the river Osum and is accessible only from the south. It is situated at an elevation of 214 metres (702 ft).
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Berat Castle ranks #770 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 23 mapped in Albania. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Albania compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Berat Castle?
Berat Castle stands in Albania, at 40.708°, 19.945°.
When was Berat Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Berat Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #770 of 7,044 worldwide, and #2 in Albania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Berat Castle?
Tomornitsa, about 14 km away.
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