Drisht

Drisht
Ruins of the old Drishti castle
Ruins of the old Drishti castle
Drisht is located in Albania
Drisht
Drisht
Coordinates: 42°7′23″N 19°35′29″E / 42.12306°N 19.59139°E / 42.12306; 19.59139
Country Albania
CountyShkodër
MunicipalityShkodër
Municipal unitPostribë
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Drisht (Albanian definite form: Drishti) is a village, former bishopric and Latin titular see (Roman Catholic Diocese of Drivasto) with an Ancient and notable medieval history (Latin Drivastum, Italian Drivasto) in Albania, 6 km from Mes Bridge (Albanian: Ura e Mesit). It is located in the former municipality Postribë in the Shkodër County.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër.[2] The ruined 13th Century Drisht Castle is on a hilltop 300m above sea level. The ruins of the castle itself contains the remains of 11 houses, and below the ruins of the castle, and above the modern village of Drisht are further archeological remains of late-Roman and medieval Drivastum.

  1. ^ "Location of Drisht". Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.