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Kastropulo

🇺🇦 Ukraine · 13th century

Kastropulo in Ukraine
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Kastropulo is the ruins of a castle of the 13th–14th century, located on the Iphigenia rock in Kastropol on the southern coast of Crimea. The well-known philologist A. A. Beletsky interpreted the name Kastropulo from the Greek as "little fortress".

Machine-translated from “Кастропуло” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kastropulo ranks #7,594 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #171 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 36 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kastropulo?

Kastropulo stands in Ukraine, at 44.40472°, 33.88472°.

When was Kastropulo built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Kastropulo?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,594 of 7,738 worldwide, and #171 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 Kastropulo?

Merdven-Isar, about 3 km away.

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