Naupaktos

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Naupaktos is a historic coastal town in western Greece on the Gulf of Corinth, known for its Venetian harbor, medieval fortifications, and its role in the Battle of Lepanto.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Naulochos 1
Naupaktos canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf port city
town
coast northern coast of the Gulf of Corinth
controlledByHistorical Byzantine Empire
Frankish rulers
Ottoman Empire
Venetian Republic
linked to: Republic of Venice
country Greece
countrySubdivision Region of Western Greece
linked to: Western Greece
distanceFrom approximately 45 km east of Messolonghi
approximately 90 km west of Athens (across the gulf by road bridges)
economicActivity fishing
tourism
eventDateContext Battle of Lepanto 1571
linked to: Battle of Lepanto
hasAttraction castle of Naupaktos
old Venetian port
promenade along the harbor
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasFeature Venetian harbor
city walls
fortified harbor
hilltop fortress
medieval castle
hasReligiousSite Orthodox churches
hasViewOf Rio–Antirrio area across the gulf
historicalName Lepanto
Naupactus
knownFor historic coastal setting
medieval fortifications
role in the Battle of Lepanto
well-preserved Venetian harbor
language Greek
locatedIn Western Greece
locatedInAdministrative Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit
linked to: Aetolia-Acarnania
locatedInHistoricalRegion Aetolia
locatedNear mouth of the river Mornos
locatedOnBodyOfWater Corinthian Gulf
Gulf of Corinth
overlooks Gulf of Corinth
partOf municipality of Nafpaktia
roleInEvent Battle of Lepanto
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
seaside tourism

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nafpaktos hasHistoricName Naupaktos
Obzor historicalName Naulochos
linked to: Naupaktos