Petrota, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope,East Macedonia & Thrace
Acropolis of Petrota
or Fortress of Agios Georgios
| Location: |
| In the rocky hill of Agios Georgios above the village Petrota near the coast of Rodope in Thrace |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| East Macedonia & Thrace Rhodope | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Maroneia-Sapes • Petrota | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 240 m (Relative Height≈40 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 6th or 7th cent. | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Natural Fort |
In Ruins
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A citadel on the rocky hill Saint George which rises above the village of Petrota, off the southeast coast of the Rodope prefecture.
The rock is inaccessible except from its northern side where there are the remains of a Byzantine wall and two circular towers.
The chronology of the Byzantine fortification is uncertain. Most likely it exists since the 6th or 7th century.
The castle was not apparently a military fort. It was rather a makeshift fortification built to be used as a refuge by the locals.
At the top of the hill there is a modern church of St. George.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | April 2016 |
Sources
- Konstantinos Tsouris-Athnasios Brikas,BYZANTINE FORTIFICATIONS IN EVROS (in Greek), Thessaloniki 2006 (source was given by the archaeologist Mr. Kostas Ketanis)
- Κωνσταντίνος Τσουρής, ΝΕΑΠΟΛΙΣ - ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΠΟΛΙΣ - ΚΑΒΑΛΑ / ΔΙΟΡΘΩΣΕΙΣ - ΠΡΟΣΘΗΚΕΣ - ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΧΥΡΩΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗ, ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τόμος 53 (1998), Μέρος Α’ - Μελέτες, Αθήνα 2002, σελ. 430
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| Access |
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
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