Frangokastello
Frangokastello is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: Venetian/Ottoman fortification on Crete
- Also known as: “Frangokastello Fortress”, “Frangokastellon”, “Frangokástellon”, and “Frangokástelo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argoules and Kallikratis.
Argoules
Hamlet
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argoules is a semi-mountainous hamlet in Sfakia municipality on the island of Crete, Greece. It is the easternmost settlement of the Chania regional unit, located at a distance of about 85 km from the city of Chania. Argoules is situated 5 km east of Frangokastello.
Kallikratis
Hamlet
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kallikratis is a small village belonging to the municipality of Sfakia, in southwest Crete, Greece. According to tradition, it was named after the admiral Manoussos Kallikratis, who in March 1453 led a campaign to reinforce the defense of Constantinople with 5 ships and 1500 Cretan volunteers. Kallikratis is situated 8 km north of Frangokastello.
Hora Sfakion
Photo: Rockhopper2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chora Sfakion is a harbour village in the southwest of Crete. It has about 475 inhabitants, and is the capital of Sfakia region.
Frangokastello
Latitude
35.18159° or 35° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
24.23146° or 24° 13′ 53″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8G7656JJ+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 43645519OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Frangokastello” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ֆրանգոկաստելո”
- Bulgarian: “Франгокастело”
- Catalan: “Frangokastello”
- Catalan: “Frangokastel·lo”
- Catalan: “Frangokàstel·lo”
- Chinese: “弗朗哥卡斯特隆”
- Czech: “Frangokastello”
- Dutch: “Frangokastello”
- Finnish: “Fragkokastello”
- Finnish: “Fragkokástellon linna”
- Finnish: “Frangokastello”
- Finnish: “Frangokástello”
- French: “Forteresse de Frangokastello”
- French: “Frangokastello”
- French: “Frangokástello”
- German: “Frangokastello”
- Greek: “Φραγκοκάστελλο Σφακίων”
- Greek: “Φραγκοκάστελλο”
- Greek: “Φρανκοκάστελλο”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Φραγκοκάστελλο”
- Portuguese: “Frangocastello”
- Portuguese: “Frangocastelo”
- Portuguese: “Frangokastello”
- Russian: “Франгокастелло”
- Russian: “Франгокастело”
- Serbian: “Франгокастело”
- Spanish: “Frangokastello”
- Turkish: “Frenkhisar”
- Ukrainian: “Франгокастелло”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Patsianos and Kapsodhasos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marina of Frangokastello and Παραλία Φραγκοκάστελλου.
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