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Gurzuf Fortress
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 6th century
Gurzuf Fortress, or the fortress of Gorzuvity, is an ancient Byzantine (Middle Greek: Γορςουβίταυς) and Genoese (Italian: Gorzoni) fortress located in the southern part of Crimea, within the town of Gurzuf, on the coastal rock of Dzhenevez-Kaya (Crimean Tatar: "Cenevez Qaya" — "Genoese Rock").
The fortress of Gorzuvity was intended to subject the local population of the Gurzuf valley and to control seafaring along the coast.
Machine-translated from “Генуэзская крепость (Гурзуф)” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gurzuf Fortress ranks #7,030 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #113 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 600, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 34 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Simferopol, 47 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Gurzuf Fortress?
Gurzuf Fortress stands in Ukraine, at 44.5425°, 34.28389°.
When was Gurzuf Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Gurzuf Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,030 of 8,134 worldwide, and #113 in Ukraine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Gurzuf Fortress?
Gelin-Kaya, about 3 km away.
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