Nea Zichni, Nea Zichni, Serres,Central Macedonia
Castle of Zichna
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| On a hill 6km NW of Nea Zichni, Serres, Central Macedonia |
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| Central Macedonia Serres | |
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| City of Nea Zichni • Nea Zichni | |
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Elevation ≈ 240 m (Relative Height≈50 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14th century | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Byzantine City |
Rather Poor
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The ruins of the Byzantine castle of Zichna are located 6 kilometers to the northwest of the modern town of Nea Zichni. Five sections of the fort, two gates and one tower are preserved today, as well as one Byzantine church, one cistern and two (?) Ottoman baths. In addition, three ruined houses, one bridge and the post-Byzantine church of Hagios loannis Prodromos is what remains from the adjacent village, which had been inhabited until the 1960s.
Zichna is mentioned for the first time by the twelfth-century Arab geographer Idrisi, while its castle, probably built in the fourteenth century during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III, was captured by the Ottomans in 1375 AD.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | October 2012 |
Sources
- Kostas Ketanis, Archeologist, An itinerary in the Byzantine castle of Zichna, Archeology & Arts, issue 88, pages. 44-51, Athens 2003
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