Skhvilo Castle

The Skhvilo fortress, also known as Skhvilo castle, is a medieval fortress located in the region of , in Kaspi District, . It was built in the 14th century, and served as the first residence of the duke family Amilakhori.
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Photo: Island, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress, cultural heritage monument in Georgia
  • Also known as: “Skhvilo castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samtavisi Church.

Church
Photo: Gigla83, Public domain.
Samtavisi is an eleventh-century Georgian Orthodox cathedral in eastern , in the region of , some 45 km from the nation's capital , near village. is situated 3½ km south of Skhvilo Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include K’vemo Chala and Samtavisi.

Village
Photo: Jaba1977, Public domain.
Kvemo Chala is a village in , in . It is the center of Theme. The village is situated on a plain, on the middle stream of Lekhura river.

Village
Photo: FellixPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Skhvilo Castle.

Village
or Igoet'i is a village in in the region of . It had a population of 559 people in 2014 and has one river running through it. is situated 6 km south of Skhvilo Castle.

Skhvilo Castle

Latitude
42.03863° or 42° 2′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.41717° or 44° 25′ 2″ east
Open location code
8HJ62CQ8+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319646910
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1408970
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Turkish—“Skhvilo Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Схвило замогы”
  • Basque: “Skhvilo gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Skhvilo”
  • Georgian: “სხვილოს ციხე”
  • German: “Burgruine Schvilo”
  • German: “Festung Schwilo”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת סחווירו”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת סחווִירוֹ”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Skhvilo”
  • Russian: “Схвило”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Sjvilo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Skhvilo”
  • Turkish: “Şvilo Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include წმ.გიორგის სახ.ეკლესია and St. Mariam Church.

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