Corfu Old Fortress

The Old Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.

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Republic of Venice, fortress, 

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Location: 39.6233, 19.9294, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Korkyra ⓘ
  298 BCE naval battle

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  Battle of Corcyra ⓘ
  427 BCE naval battle

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  Siege of Corfu ⓘ
  1537 siege

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  Action of 8 July 1716 ⓘ
  1716 naval battle

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  Siege of Corfu ⓘ
  1716 part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War

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  Siege of Butrint ⓘ
  

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  Siege of Corfu ⓘ
  1798 siege

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  Battle of Elaia–Kalamas ⓘ
  1940 battle of the Greco-Italian War

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  Corcyrean Civil War ⓘ
  

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  Fortress of Strovili ⓘ
  remains of castle in Thesprotia, Greece

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  Corfu Old Fortress ⓘ
  fortress in Corfu, Greece

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  Corfu New Fortress ⓘ
  Venetian fortress in Corfu

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  Fort of Gouvia ⓘ
  French fortification in Corfu, Greece

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  Serbian Museum of Corfu ⓘ
  museum in Greece

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1545 Corfu Old Fortress

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-297 Battle of Korkyra

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-426 Battle of Corcyra

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1537 Siege of Corfu

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1716 Action of 8 July 1716

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1716 Siege of Corfu

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1798 Siege of Butrint

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1798 — 1799 Siege of Corfu

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1940 Battle of Elaia–Kalamas

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-426 — -424 Corcyrean Civil War

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1572 Corfu New Fortress

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1807 Fort of Gouvia

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1918 Serbian Museum of Corfu

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Corfu Lighthouse R03

Corfu Lighthouse R04

Corfu Town R01

Corfu Old Fortress R15

Corfu Lighthouse R01

Corfu Old Fortress R07

Corfu Old Fortress R09

Venetian well - Corfu fort

The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu 2 - September 2017

Ceiling at the entrance of the English Barracks, Palaio Frourio, Corfu, Greece (2018)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1815	United States of the Ionian Islands		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	297	Battle of Korkyra	naval battle, Macedonia, Syrakousai	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	426	Battle of Corcyra	Peloponnesian League, Classical Athens, Corcyra, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1537	Siege of Corfu	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of France, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Action of 8 July 1716	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1716	Siege of Corfu	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Portugal, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Republic of Genoa, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, siege, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Siege of Butrint	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Siege of Corfu	Russian Empire, French First Republic, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Elaia–Kalamas	battle	Wikidata
event	war	426	Corcyrean Civil War	civil war	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Greek Castles page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Strovili	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1545	Corfu Old Fortress	fortress, Republic of Venice	Wikidata
site	fort	1572	Corfu New Fortress	Republic of Venice, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1807	Fort of Gouvia	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1918	Serbian Museum of Corfu	military museum, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Corfu Lighthouse R03		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Lighthouse R04		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Town R01		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Old Fortress R15		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Lighthouse R01		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Old Fortress R07		Commons
commons	image		Corfu Old Fortress R09		Commons
commons	image		Venetian well - Corfu fort		Commons
commons	image		The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu 2 - September 2017		Commons
commons	image		Ceiling at the entrance of the English Barracks, Palaio Frourio, Corfu, Greece (2018)		Commons