A name shaped by the pass
Këlcyrë’s history is tied to the gorge and the routes that used it. Castle Hill makes this logic of defence and control visible.
History
The pass comes before the town.
A careful history begins with geography and does not merge distinct sites merely because they share a name.
Power along the corridor
Fortifications and the palaces associated with the Këlcyra family are distinct sites. This atlas does not merge them into one monument.
The pass as a front line
During the Greco-Italian War, terrain around the pass became a battle zone. Local memory deserves documentation without spectacle.
A town within a wild-river park
The declaration of Vjosa Wild River National Park changed how the valley can describe its future.
Klisura
Topography is the first source.
The sketch helps explain the relationship between pass, hill, town, and road. It does not claim archaeological boundaries.