Dejë Mountain
Dagnum (, , ) was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian, Venetian and Ottoman control and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It is close to the modern day town of Vau i Dejës. History In period 1081—1116 Dagnum belonged to the kingdom of Duklja. The Ragusan-Serbian peace treaty was signed in Danj on 25 March 1326, attended by '' vojvoda'' (Slavic count) Mladen and ''čelnik'' Đuraš Ilijić. Until 1395 Sati (whose castellan was Koja Zaharia) and Dagnum belonged to a fief of Kostadin Balšić and was part of the Lordship of Zeta under Đurađ II Balšić. In 1395 Balšić ceded Sati (with Dagnum) together with Scutari and Drivast to Venetian Republic (in order to create a buffer zone between remaining part of his Zeta and Ottoman Empire), but Zaharia refused to allow Venetians to take control over the Sati. He proclaimed himself the Lord of Sati and Dagnum ''("dominus ...
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Vau I Dejës Castle (23860)
Vau i Dejës Castle () is a Cultural Monument of Albania, cultural heritage monument of Albania. It consists of the ruined castle of Dagnum above Vau i Dejës, Northern Albania. The ruined St. Mark's Church, Vau i Dejës, St. Mark's Church inside the castle is a References

Buildings and structures in Vau i Dejës Ruined castles in Albania {{Albania-castle-stub Cultural Monuments of Albania Castles in Albania ...
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