Chlemoutsi Castle

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Chlemoutsi Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in the Peloponnese region of Greece, notable for its strategic hilltop location and role in the Frankish rule of the area.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chlemoutsi Castle canonical 2
Chloumoutsi Castle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval fortress
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Castel Tornese
Chloumoutsi Castle
linked to: Chlemoutsi Castle

Château de Clermont
Clarentza Castle
linked to: Karytaina Castle

Clermont Castle
architecturalStyle Frankish medieval architecture
builtBy Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
builtFor Principality of Achaea
builtInPeriod 13th century
condition well-preserved
constructionEnd 1223
constructionStart 1220
country Greece
elevation about 220 metres above sea level
function military fortress
seat of princely power
governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture
hasFeature bastions
chapel
cisterns
courtyard
inner keep
outer enceinte
hasMuseum yes
heritageStatus protected monument of Greece
historicalRegion Principality of Achaea
locatedIn Elis
Kastro-Kyllini
Peloponnese
locatedNear Ionian Sea
Kyllini
locatedOn hilltop
material stone
museumExhibits medieval artifacts from the Principality of Achaea
nearbyPort Kyllini port
nearbySettlement Kastro
notableFor role in Frankish rule of the Peloponnese
openToPublic yes
overlooks plain of Elis
region Western Greece
strategicImportance controlled routes across Elis
overlooked Ionian Sea
usedBy Byzantines
linked to: Byzantine

Franks
Ottoman Empire
Venetians

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

Principality of Achaea importantFortress Chlemoutsi Castle
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) alsoKnownAs Chlemoutsi Castle
Chlemoutsi Castle alsoKnownAs Chloumoutsi Castle
linked to: Chlemoutsi Castle