Fortress
Fort of Laskara
🇬🇷 Greece · 19th century
The Fort of Laskara, or Koulia of Laskara, is a fortification work of the last Ottoman period. It was built in about 1860 and stands on the summit of the rocky hill of Tourkovouni on the peninsula of Laskara in the municipality of Preveza, at an altitude of about 150 metres.
Machine-translated from “Φρούριο Λασκάρας” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort of Laskara ranks #8,067 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #127 of the 134 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1900 — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ioannina, 78 km away. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort of Laskara?
Fort of Laskara stands in Greece, at 38.95958°, 20.82256°.
When was Fort of Laskara built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1900. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort of Laskara?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,067 of 8,134 worldwide, and #127 in Greece. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort of Laskara?
Castle of Bouka, about 6 km away.
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