Kástron
Kástron is a village in Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece and has about 883 residents. Kástron is situated nearby to the locality Γλας, as well as near the village Strovíki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 883 residents
- Description: village in Boeotia, Greece
- Also known as: “Kastron”, “Topolia”, “Topolias”, and “Τοπόλια”
- Postal code: 32200
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gla.
Gla
Archaeological site
Gla, also called Glas, was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean civilization, located in Boeotia, mainland Greece. Despite its impressive size, more than ten times larger than contemporary Athens or Tiryns, Gla is not mentioned in the Iliad, or perhaps is referred to by a name as yet unidentified.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akraifnio and Martino.
Akraifnio
Village
Akraifnio, before 1933 known as Karditsa, is a village in Boeotia, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Akraifnia, which is a municipal unit of the municipality Orchomenos since the 2011 local government reform. Akraifnio is situated 7 km southeast of Kástron.
Martino
Village
Martino is an Arvanitic settlement in the regional unit of Phthiotis in Central Greece, and belongs to the municipality of Lokroi. Martino is located 120 km north from Athens, at an altitude of 210m. Neighbouring settlements are Malesina and Larymna. Martino is situated 9 km northeast of Kástron.
Kástron
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Orchomenos, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.49331° or 38° 29′ 36″ northLongitude
23.16116° or 23° 9′ 40″ eastPopulation
883Elevation
119 metres (390 feet)Open location code
8GC5F5V6+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 154094633OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
260731Wikidata ID
Q12234274
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Kástron” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاسترون، فويوتيا”
- Arabic: “كاسترون”
- Bulgarian: “Кастро (дем Орхоменос)”
- Bulgarian: “Кастро”
- Cebuano: “Kástron”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاسترون”
- French: “Kástro”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Βοιωτίας”
- Greek: “Κάστρο”
- Greek: “Κάστρον”
- Greek: “Τοπόλια Βοιωτίας”
- Irish: “Kastro”
- Russian: “Кастрο”
- Russian: “Кастро”
- Russian: “Тοпοлиа”
- Swedish: “Kástron”
- “Kastro”
- “Kástro”
- “Topólia”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Το Παλάτι στην Ακρόπολη του Γλα and Κάνταλος-Άγ. Γεώργιος-Πυραμίδα-Στρώμα (Κάστρου).
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