Charakas, Archanes-Asterousia, Herakleion,Crete
Charaki fortress
or Castle of Charakas
| Location: |
| Charakas, 50km south of Heraklion, Crete |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Crete Herakleion | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Archanes-Asterousia • Charakas | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 310 m (Relative Height≈35 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14th century | VENETIAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
Rather Poor
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Charakas is a village in Crete, 45 km south of Herakleion.
During the period of Venice domination the name of village was San Giovanni, but was renamed in Charakas, because og the big rock in the west side of the village, 35 meters high and about 60m in the width. This kind of rocks in Crete are called “Charaki”. On the rockthere is a castle and a church. The rock is accessed only from the north-west and it is a monolithic barrow.
The time of the construction of the fort is not known exacly. It was certainly a Venetian fortification built most probably in the 14th century.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | March 2013 |
Sources
- Πληροφορίες και φωτογραφίες από την ιστοσελίδα Πολιτιστικός σύλλογος Χάρακα - ΆΓΙΟΣ ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ - TO XAPAKI
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, issue 55/Β2 - 2000, page1060-1062, κείμενο της Ειρήνης Θεοχαροπούλου, Δρ Αρχαιολόγου
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| Entrance: |
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