List of castles, palaces and fortresses in Albania

The following list shows the castles , palaces and fortresses (or their ruins) in Albania .

According to today's understanding, there are no castles in Albania as unfortified stately residential buildings from the time before the 20th century. However, the list contains buildings that were used by King Ahmet Zogu during his tenure (1928–1939) as a mansion, including large villas and (planned) palaces .

Name ( Albanian )	description	Location	Time of origin	Above sea level	image
Kalaja e Badhrës	fortified facility from the Iron Age , used until approx. 5th century BC Chr.	Borsh	11th century BC Chr.	325
Kalaja e Bashtovës	Square fort in the plain west of Rrogozhina , north of the Shkumbin , built by the Venetians	Rrogozhina	15th century (renewal 18th century)	0
Kalaja e Beratit		Advises	13th Century	180 to 220
Kalaja e Borshit or Kalaja e Sopotit		Borsh	4th century BC Chr.	270 to 290
Kështjella e Burgajetit	Former Kulla of the noble family Zogu , from which Ahmet Zogu comes from	Burgajet near Burrel	19th century	400	(destroyed)
Kalaja e butrintite	Castle on the city hill, built by the Venetians	Butrint	15th century	5 to 28
Kalaja trekëndore	triangular fort south of the city on the other side of the Vivar Canal, built by the Venetians	Butrint / Vivar Canal	15th century	0
Kalaja e Ali Pashës	Square castle, 20 × 30 m, in the swamps at the outflow of the Vivar Canal into the Ionian Sea, built / renovated by Ali Pascha Tepelena	Butrint / Vivar Canal	18th century	0
Kalaja e Dajtit	late antique (perhaps Illyrian) fortress	Dajti	6th century	1200
Kalaja e Delvinës	Byzantine fortress	Delvina	4th century	280
Kalaja e Drishtit	small fortress on the Drin	Postriba	13th Century	110
Kalaja e Elbasanite	Fortress for the Elbasan founded by the Ottomans , foundations Roman	Elbasan	15th century	130
Kalaja e Gjirokastrës	one of the largest fortresses in Albania	Gjirokastra	12th Century	320 to 360
Kalaja e Gjon Boçarit	Castle of the medieval Boçari family	Tragjas , east of Orikum	16th and 17th centuries	300 to 320
Kalaja e Justinianit or Kalaja e Tiranës	Byzantine fortress, east of the art gallery	Tirana	7th or 8th century	115
Kalaja e Kalivës	Bronze Age fortress of the Illyrians	Kalivo	1200 BC Chr.	80
Kalaja e Kaninës		Kanina	4th century BC Chr.	350 to 360
Kalaja e Krujës	City castle, built by early Albanian aristocratic families	Kruja	9th century	525 to 565
Kalaja e Lezhës		Lezha	15th century (also Illyrian finds)	135 to 150
Kalaja e Lëkurësit		Saranda	16th Century	245
Kalaja e Libohovës		Libohova	1796-1798	460 to 470
Kalaja e Margëlliçit	Fortress that the defense system of Byllis belonged	Margëlliç , Patos	7th century BC Chr.	320
Kalaja e Petrelës		Petrela	14th century (some components were built in the 6th century)	340
Kalaja e Peqinit	square fort, built by the Romans, renovated by the Ottomans	Peqin	2nd century BC Chr.	45
Kalaja e Pogradecit		Pogradec	6th century	860 to 880
Kalaja e Porto Palermos	triangular fort on a peninsula, allegedly built by Ali Pasha Tepelena , but probably by the Republic of Venice	Himara	supposedly early 19th century, probably much older	10
Kalaja e Prezës	Castle north of Vora	Preza	4th century BC Chr.	260
Kalaja e Rodonite	Cave fortress built by Gjergj Kastrioti	Kepi ​​i Rodonit (Cape Point)	1450–1452 (renewed around the year 1500)	0
Kalaja e Rozafës	Illyrian fortress between Drin , Buna and Skadar Lake	Shkodra	4th century BC Chr.	80 to 105
Kalaja e Tepelenës		Tepelena	1819	160 to 200
Pallati i Brigadave	Residence planned by Ahmet Zogu but never used, surrounded by many parks and fountains, southeast of the city center	Tirana	1939 to 1941	180
Vila e Zogut	Villa of the former King Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961)	Durrës	1926	75

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