Koules of Florina
Koules of Florina is a castle in Florina, West Macedonia. Koules of Florina is situated nearby to the work of art Orthodox Clerics memorial, as well as near the religious building Florina Metropoly Building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: Ottoman housetower in Florina, Greece
- Also known as: “Koule, Florina” and “Small Koules of Florina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Pantaleon Church and Folclore Museum of Culture Club of Florina.
Folclore Museum of Culture Club of Florina
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Florina Culture Club was founded in 1980, originally as a film club. It later branched out into other activities, one of which was the founding of the Folklore Museum in the former Diethnes Hotel, a building in the eclectic style in the city centre. Folclore Museum of Culture Club of Florina is situated 250 metres west of Koules of Florina.
Archeological Museum of Florina
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Florina is a museum in Florina in West Macedonia, Greece. The museum is housed in a two-storey building that was constructed in 1969 and renovated internally in 1999. Archeological Museum of Florina is situated 780 metres northeast of Koules of Florina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florina and Skopia.
Florina
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Florina is a town of fewer than 20,000 people in West Macedonia, northern in Greece. Florina is the gateway to the Prespa Lakes and it is a useful staging post from North Macedonia into Greece.
Skopia
Village
Photo: Extratall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skopia Gorno Nevoljani) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Philologist André Mazon was in Ano Nevolani. In 1917, the village had 1300 people and composed of 230 Christian houses and 60 Turkish houses.
Simos Ioannidis
Village
Photo: Подпоручик, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Simos Ioannidis is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Simos Ioannidis, Koryfi and Trivouno. In 1957, the village was renamed after Simos Ioannidis, a Greek revolutionary active during the Macedonian Struggle. Simos Ioannidis is situated 4 km west of Koules of Florina.
Koules of Florina
- Categories: tower house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Florina, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.77808° or 40° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
21.40529° or 21° 24′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8GG3QCH4+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 8889004924OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q97561977
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Koules of Florina” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Малка кула (Лерин)”
- Bulgarian: “Малка кула”
- Greek: “Κουλές Φλώρινας”
- Greek: “Μικρός Κουλές Φλώρινας”
- Macedonian: “Мала кула”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orthodox Clerics memorial and Bust of Avgoustinos Kantiotis.
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