Castle of Bouka

The castle of Bouka (Greek: Κάστρο της Μπούκας, deriving from the Italian word bocca) was the first major Ottoman fortification of Preveza, in northwestern Greece. It was constructed by the Ottomans in 1478, in order to control the straits of the Ambracian Gulf. During its life it underwent several improvements by the Ottomans and one by the Venetians, after they conquered it in 1684. In 1701, the Venetians blew the castle up before they handed Preveza over to the Ottomans, according to the terms of the Treaty of Karlowitz. The castle of Bouka was standing upon the site which today is called "Paliosaraga" (Greek: Παλιοσάραγα, which means "Old Seraglio"). The summer seraglio of Ali Pasha of Yannina was built on the castle's remains, during the early 1810s.

After Preveza's capture by the Greek Army in 1912, an Army Supply-Unit was based on the site of the castle. Today, there are very few remains of the castle of Bouka, despite the fact that the site has generally not been built up.

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Castle of Bouka staat op plaats 2.634 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 36 van de 114 die de atlas in Griekenland in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1478, en daarmee ouder dan 52% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 243 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 15e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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