| Rodoni Castle Kalaja e Rodonit | |
|---|---|
| Cape of Rodon, Durrรซs, Albania | |
 Castle on the Cape of Rodon | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Albania |
| Controlledย by | League of Lezhรซ Republic of Venice Albania |
Openย to theย public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Location | |
.svg)  Rodoni Castle Kalaja e Rodonit | |
| Coordinates | 41ยฐ35โฒ09โณN 19ยฐ26โฒ54โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ41.585837498480814ยฐN 19.448205864460977ยฐE |
| Height | 400 metres |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1450 |
| Builtย by | Skanderbeg |
| Battles/wars | First Siege of Krujรซ, League of Lezhรซ, Siege of Krujรซ |
The Rodoni Castle or Skanderbeg Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Rodonit; Kalaja e Skรซnderbeut) is a castle in Albania. Rodoni Castle is at an elevation of 1 metre (3ย ft).[1]
Overview
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Rodoni Castle is on the Cape of Rodon. After the victorious First Siege of Krujรซ the League of Lezhรซ decided to increase the fortifications for use against the Ottoman Empire. Skanderbeg chose the cape of Rodon as the location of the castle and construction began in 1450. The walls of the castle that was completed in approximately 1452 had a length of 400 metres (1,300ย ft).[2]
When the Siege of Krujรซ started in 1466 Skanderbeg retreated to Rodoni Castle from where he and his family, together with many people from Albania, were transported to Brindisi in 14 ships.[3] According to Marin Barleti this castle was destroyed by Ottoman forces in 1467.[4]
In 1500 the castle was rebuilt by the Republic of Venice. As a result of the corrosive action of the sea waves, some of the walls are now under the waters of the Adriatic. Today the visitors can see the outer walls on the right side and the tower at the place they intersect.[4]
Gallery
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See also
edit- Skanderbeg
- History of Albania
- Durrรซs
- Cape of Rodon
- Tourism in Albania
- List of castles in Albania
- Architecture of Albania
- History of Albania during Ottoman administration
References
edit- ^ Rodoni Castle Altitude and Location
- ^ "Rodon Castle". Agjencia Kombetare e Turizmit. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Iz istorije Albanaca: zbornik predavanjaย : priruฤnik za nastavnike. Zabod za izdavanje udลพbenika Socijalistiฤke Republike Srbije. 1969. p.ย 42. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
ะะตะปะธะบะฐ ััััะบะฐ ะฒะพััะบะฐ, ะบะพัั ัะต ะฒะพะดะธะพ ัะฐะผ ััะปัะฐะฝ, ะฟัะพะฒะฐะปะธะปะฐ ัะต 1466. ะณะพะดะธะฝะต ั ะะปะฑะฐะฝะธัั ะธ ะทะฐัะทะตะปะฐ ะณะพัะพะฒะพ ัะธ- ัะฐะฒั ะทะตะผัั. ะกะบะตะฝะดะตัะฑะตะณ ัะต ัะฐ ะธะผะพะฒะธะฝะพะผ ะธ ะฟะพัะพะดะธัะพะผ ัะบะปะพ- ะฝะธะพ ะฝะฐ ะ ะพะดะพะฝัะบะธ ัั, ัะตะบะฐัััะธ ะดะฐ ัะต ะฟัะตะฑะฐัะธ ั ะัะฐะปะธัั. ะขะฐะดะฐ ัะต 14 ะฑัะพะดะพะฒะฐ ะฟัะฝะธั ะะปะฑะฐะฝะฐัะฐ ััะธะณะปะพ ั ะัะธะฝะดะธะทะธ.
- ^ a b Tauleda. "Kalaja e Skenderbeut, Kepi i Rodonit". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
41ยฐ35โฒ09โณN 19ยฐ26โฒ54โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ41.5858ยฐN 19.4482ยฐE
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