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Angelokastro Old Map , a Byzantine fortress in Phrygia, also known as Angelokastron after 1193
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Angelokastro or Angelokastron ( el, Ἀγγελόκαστρο �}) may refer to: *Angelokastro, Aetolia-Acarnania, a municipality in Greece * Angelokastro, Corinthia, a settlement in Corinthia *Angelokastro (Corfu), a Byzantine castle in Corfu, Greece *Choma (fortress) Choma ( el, Χῶμα, translit=Chōma) was a Byzantine fortress in central Anatolia, which played an important role in the fight against the Seljuk Turks in the late 11th and 12th centuries. It was located at the ruins now called Akkale, on the roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelokastro, Aetolia-Acarnania
Angelokastro (Greek: Αγγελόκαστρο) is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio Agrinio ( Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 106,053 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although it ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 55.726 km2. References Sources * * Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania {{WGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Corinthia
This is a list of settlements in Corinthia, Greece. * Agioi Theodoroi * Agionori * Agios Ioannis * Agios Vasileios * Aidonia * Ancient Corinth * Angelokastro * Ano Trikala * Archaia Feneos * Archaia Nemea * Archaies Kleones * Asprokampos * Assos * Athikia * Bolati * Bozikas * Chalkeio * Chelydoreo * Chiliomodi * Corinth * Dafni * Dendro * Derveni * Dimini * Drosopigi * Elliniko * Ellinochori * Evangelistria * Evrostina * Examilia * Feneos * Galataki * Galatas * Geliniatika * Gonoussa * Goura * Isthmia * Kaisari * Kalianoi * Kallithea * Kamari * Karya * Kastania * Kastraki * Katakali * Kato Assos * Kato Dimini * Kato Loutro * Kato Synoikia Trikalon * Kato Tarsos * Kefalari * Kiato * Klenia * Klimenti * Kokkoni * Korfiotissa * Korfos * Koutalas * Koutsi * Krines * Kryoneri * Kyllini * Lafka * Lagkadaiika * Laliotis * Lechaio * Leonti * Loutraki-Perachora * Lygia * Lykoporia * Manna * Mati * Megas Valtos * Melissi * Mesi Synoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelokastro (Corfu)
Angelokastro ( gr, Αγγελόκαστρο (Castle of Angelos or Castle of the Angel); ) is a Byzantine castle on the island of Corfu, Greece. It is located at the top of the highest peak of the island's shoreline in the northwest coast near Palaiokastritsa and built on particularly precipitous and rocky terrain. It stands on a steep cliff above the sea and surveys the City of Corfu and the mountains of mainland Greece to the southeast and a wide area of Corfu toward the northeast and northwest. Angelokastro is one of the most important fortified complexes of Corfu. It was an acropolis which surveyed the region all the way to the southern Adriatic and presented a formidable strategic vantage point to the occupant of the castle. Angelokastro formed a defensive triangle with the castles of Gardiki and Kassiopi, which covered Corfu's defences to the south, northwest and northeast. The castle never fell, despite frequent sieges and attempts at conquering it through the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
