Borsh Castle
Kalaja e Borshit
Borsh, in southern Albania
Borsh Castle
Borsh Castle is located in Albania
Borsh Castle
Borsh Castle
Coordinates40°04′13″N 19°51′20″E / 40.070278°N 19.855556°E / 40.070278; 19.855556
Site information
Owner Albania
Controlled byChaonians
Despotate of Epirus
 Byzantine Empire
 Republic of Venice
 Ottoman Empire
 Albania
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built4th century BC
MaterialsLimestone, brick
Drawing of Borsh Castle in 1570 during capture by Venetian Ships.

40°4′13″N 19°51′20″E / 40.07028°N 19.85556°E / 40.07028; 19.85556 Borsh Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Borshit) also known as Sopot Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Sopotit) from the hill it is located, is a ruined castle near the village Borsh, Albania, near the coast of the Ionian Sea. Inside the castle is the 17th-century Hajji Bendo Mosque from Ottoman times.

The fortress of Borsh besieged by the Venetian army and fllet in 1570. Drawn by Vincenzo Coronelli

✶ İlgili Yerler