Vau i Dejës Castle () is a

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. It consists of the ruined castle of

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Vau i Dejës Vau i Dejës (), English: Deja's Ford, is a town and a municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bushat, Hajmel, Shllak, Temal, Vau i Dej ...

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. The ruined St. Mark's Church inside the castle is a

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