Chlemoutsi
Chlemoutsi, also known as Clermont, is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Elis regional unit in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, in the Kastro-Kyllini municipality.- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle in Elis regional unit, Greece
- Also known as: “Burg Tornese”, “Castel Tornese”, “château de Clermont”, “Château Tornese”, “Clermont”, “Κάστρο Κλερμόν”, “Κάστρο Κυλλήνης”, “Κάστρο Χλεμούτσι”, and “Φρούριο Χλεμούτσι”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Moni Vlachernon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastro and Lygia.
Lygia
Village
Lygia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. Lygia is situated 3½ km south of Chlemoutsi.
Machos
Village
Machos is a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, northwestern Elis, Greece. Machos is situated 5 km east of Chlemoutsi.
Chlemoutsi
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Andravida-Kyllini, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.89068° or 37° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
21.14106° or 21° 8′ 28″ east
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Established
1220
Open location code
8G93V4RR+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Chlemoutsi” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хлемуци”
- Chinese: “赫萊穆齊城堡”
- Dutch: “Chlemoutsi”
- Finnish: “Chlemoútsi”
- French: “Chlemoutsi”
- French: “Chlemoútsi”
- German: “Chlemoutsi”
- Greek: “Χλεμούτσι”
- Italian: “Chlemoutsi”
- Japanese: “フレムツィ城”
- Russian: “Клермон”
- Russian: “Хлемуци”
- Spanish: “Chlemoutsi”
- Ukrainian: “Хлемуці”
- Vietnamese: “Chlemoutsi”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Karavaki and Psili Rachi.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: To Kastro and Kastro kentro.
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Worth a closer look: Olympia and Zacharo.
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