Fortress
Kazarma Fortress
🇬🇷 Greece · 13th century
Kazarma (Greek: Καζάρμα) (from Italian: Casa di arma, "the guard barracks") 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.
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Kazarma Fortress ranks #4,236 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #51 of the 123 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kazarma Fortress?
Kazarma Fortress stands in Greece, at 35.2111°, 26.1075°.
When was Kazarma Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kazarma Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,236 of 7,738 worldwide, and #51 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 Kazarma Fortress?
Kastro Kales, about 41 km away.
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