Castle of Selinos

Castle of Selinos is a castle in , . Castle of Selinos is situated nearby to the recreation area , as well as near the museum .
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Chania regional unit, Crete
  • Also known as: “Castle of Paleochora”, “Palaiochora”, and “Paleochora Fort”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paleochora and Anydri.

Photo: Markoz, CC0.
is a small town of about 2000 inhabitants nestling 75 km southwest of , under the immense White Mountains on the Greek island of Crete.

Village
Photo: Kaelkael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Castle of Selinos.

Hamlet
is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, , , . The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". is situated 8 km northeast of Castle of Selinos.

Castle of Selinos

Latitude
35.2276° or 35° 13′ 39″ north
Longitude
23.68075° or 23° 40′ 51″ east
Inception
1282
Open location code
8G756MHJ+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27604726
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q56450795
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Castle of Selinos” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Sélinon linna”
  • French: “château de Paleóchora”
  • French: “château de Sélino”
  • French: “Château de Sélino”
  • German: “Burg Paleohora”
  • Greek: “Καστέλι Σελίνου”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Παλαιοχώρας Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Σελίνου”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Παλαιόχωρας - Castel Selino”
  • Turkish: “Paleochora Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Селіно”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Almyrida and Paleiochora.

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