Aggelokastro, Corinth, Corinthia,Peloponnese
Aggelocastro of Corinth
| Location: |
| On a hill above Aggelocastro in Corinth area, Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Corinthia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Corinth • Aggelokastro | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 830 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 13th century | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
In Ruins
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A Byzantine castle at a location inhabited since the Neolithic period.
It is at the southeast area of the Corinth county, on the south slopes of the mountain Politis or Poulageza.
History
The castle was built most probably in the beginning of the 13th century, when the area was under the rule of Michael I Angelos Komnenos, the “emperor” of the Despotate of Epirus. That is how the village and the castle got their name.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | June 2013 |
Sources
- Blog - ΑΓΓΕΛΟΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑΣ
- Pictures from Panoramio by the user Burgenfuzzi
- Δημήτριος Περσέας Λουκίσσας, ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΑΣ, ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑΣ ΠΕΡΙΗΓΗΣΙΣ, τόμος Α’, Ανοιχτή Πόλη, Αθήνα, 2021, σ.73
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| Approach to the monument: |
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
