
キアレンツァ
Sign in to savethumb|Ruins of the church of Saint Francis Glarentza (), also known as or Clarenia, Clarence, or Chiarenza, was a medieval town located near the site of modern Kyllini in Elis, at the westernmost point of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. Founded in the mid-13th century by William II of Villehardouin, the town served as the main port and mint of the Frankish Principality of Achaea, being located next to the Principality's capital, Andravida. Commerce with Italy brought great prosperity, but the town began to decline in the early 15th century as the Principality itself declined. In
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κάστρου - Κυλλήνης
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,079
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Elis Regional Unit
- Material used
- stone
- Image
- Glarentza Fort Kylini.jpg
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- Commons category
- Glarentza
- culture
- Frankokratia
- native label
- Γλαρέντζα
- inception
- 1240-00-00
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