Mes, Albania
Mes | |
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.svg)  Mes | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′18″N 19°34′11″E / 42.10500°N 19.56972°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Shkodër |
| Municipality | Shkodër |
| Municipal unit | Postribë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Mes (Albanian: [ˈmɛs]; Albanian definite form: Mesi) is a village in the former municipality of Postribë in Shkodër County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Shkodër.[2]
Mesi Bridge[edit]
The village is most famous for the Mesi Bridge over the river Kir, a designated Category I cultural monument of Albania. It is stone bridge constructed in 1768 by Mehmed Pasha Bushati during the Pashalik period in Ottoman Albania, and is the biggest of its kind in Albania still intact, measuring 108m in length.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Qarku Shkoder >> Komuna Postribe". Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6374. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Ura e Mesit, Shkodër". iett.al. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
Subdivisions of Shkodër County | ||
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County Seat: Shkodër | ||
| Municipality of Fushë-Arrëz |  | |
| Municipality of Malësi e Madhe | ||
| Municipality of Pukë | ||
| Municipality of Shkodër | ||
| Municipality of Vau i Dejës | ||
Subdivisions of Shkodër Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Shkodër | ||
| Administrative Unit of Ana e Malit |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Bërdicë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Dajç |
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| Administrative Unit of Guri i Zi | ||
| Administrative Unit of Postribë |
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| Administrative Unit of Pult |
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| Administrative Unit of Rrethinat |
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| Administrative Unit of Shalë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shkodër | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shosh |
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| Administrative Unit of Velipojë |
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