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Kastro (Greek: Modern: Κάστρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is a town located fifteen km west of the GR-9 between Lechaina and Andravida. The distance from Patras is 76 km SW. Its neighboring communes are Kyllini and Kato Panagia to the north, Neochori and Machos to the east, and Lygia to the south. Its nearest beach is Melissa Beach to the west. The famous Kyllini Baths are two and a half km NE. The town of about 200 people lies close to the peak of a slightly forested hill. The town has a school, a church, a square (plateia) and a post office. Much of the community is covered with groves and forested with a hilly setting. Most of the arable land is mixed and lies to the east of the town. Castle Chlemoutsi On the hill lies the Chlemoutsi fortress or the castle which the town receives its name but not Chlemoutsi (elevation: about 200 m) which was built by prince Geoffrey I Villehardouin of the Principality of Achaea in 1220-1223, who called it Clairmont (from which Chlemoutsi is a derivation ). After the decline of the Principality the castle gradually lost its importance. To the Venetians it was known as Castel Tornese, in French, Château Tournois. Now it is as a monument and is sometimes used for concerts. Subdivisions
Statistics Location: || 37° 53′ 18″ N 21° 8′ 11″ E Population: 818 (1991), commune Elevation: about 173 Postal code: 27050 Dialing code: +30-26230 Historical population
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