Kazarma fortress
Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Sitia Municipality, Crete Region, Greece
- Also known as: “Kazarma Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sitia Airport and 1st Primary School.
Sitia Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece. The facility is serving the city of Sitia. The airport is located 1 km north/northwest of the city center.
1st Primary School
School
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
1st Primary School is situated 210 metres southwest of Kazarma fortress.
Archaeological Museum of Sitia
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is a museum in Sitia of Crete, in Greece. Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra and Palaikastro. Archaeological Museum of Sitia is situated 750 metres south of Kazarma fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitia and Piskokefalo.
Sitia
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.
Piskokefalo
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piskokefalo is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Kazarma fortress.
Roussa Ekklisia
Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roussa Ekklisia is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Kazarma fortress.
Kazarma fortress
- Categories: fortification, fortress, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.21114° or 35° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
26.10752° or 26° 6′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G786465+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 94919839OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6380918
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Kazarma fortress” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Казарма (Крит)”
- Bulgarian: “Казарма”
- Chinese: “卡扎馬城堡”
- Czech: “Kazarma”
- German: “Kazarma Festung”
- German: “Kazarma-Festung”
- Greek: “Καζάρμα”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Καζάρμα”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Καζάρμας”
- Slovak: “Kazarma”
- Turkish: “Kazarma Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Касарма”
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Highlights include Casarma Castle and St. Ekaterini.
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