Tepelena Castle

The city of Tepelena (Ottoman: Tepedelen) is first mentioned in 1482, during a one month long visit of Sultan Bayezid II. Only ten years later the town is mentioned in connection with a battle between Venetian forces and Albanian rebels against Ottoman forces. == Construction ==

Ottoman castle The Ottoman castle had a size of 56 m x 40 m and had a wall which was 350 metres long. It had two gates, one to the North and one to the East. Parts of these gates still exist, together with remnants of the wall and two towers with a diameter of 10m and around 5m height. Part of this old castle are also the remnants of an old minaret, belonging to a former mosque. The walls of the castle were built using the Cloisonné technique.|thumb|Greek soldiers after capturing Tepelena in 1916 next to its castle's main entrance.|left == Present day ==

Today not far from the main entrance of the castle a monument commemorating Ali Pasha is found. Not much of the historic buildings of Tepelena in and outside of the castle have survived as the town suffered from severe damage from a massive earthquake and plundering Greek irregulars in the early 20th century, and saw enormous desctruction in both world wars. == See also ==