Imaret of Komotini, Komotini, Greece

The Imaret of Komotini, one of the oldest Ottoman monuments in Thrace from 1360 - 1380. In 1996 it was moved as an ecclesiastical museum.

Religious sites in Greece

Address

Eleftheriou Venizelou 16, Komotini, Greece

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Details

Founded: 1360-1380
Category: Religious sites in Greece

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Archaeological Museum of Komotini (0,4 km)
Mosynopolis (6,5 km)

Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion (26,1 km)
Maroneia (28,5 km)

User Reviews

Xrusa Pantazopoulou (2 years ago)
We came at 12 noon and it was closed.... I called and they don't answer... and it shows that it is open ….

ΧΑΡΙΚΛΕΙΑ ΑΓΓΕΛΙΝΑ (6 years ago)
It is located in the center of the city, Xenophontos 8, which is the responsibility of the Holy Metropolis of Maronia and Komotini. Ecclesiastical articles were collected from the 16th to the 20th century such as icons, sacred vessels, vestments, and manuscripts. Hours Tuesday-Thursday-Sunday 10.30am-13.00pm, Wednesday-Friday 17.00pm-20.00pm Saturday 10.00am

Nikman (6 years ago)
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Δημητρης Καρυπογλου (6 years ago)
A place with many exhibits but unfortunately the museum is not yet ready. When the museum space is created it will be quite remarkable.

Georgi Serafimov (6 years ago)
Super little town

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Sigmaringen Castle was first mentioned in the year 1077 in the chronicles of Petershausen monastery. The oldest parts of the castle are concealed beneath the alterations made during the 17th and the 19th centuries. The secret of the earliest settlement built on this defendable rock will never be fully revealed: large-scale excavation work would be necessary, which the extensive land development renders impossible. Judging from the many Roman remains unearthed in the area around Sigmaringen, the 12th century keep known as the 'Roman Tower' could be traced back to a Roman predecessor.

The castle remains that have been preserved (gate, great hall and keep) date back to the Staufer period around 1200. The castle remains were integrated into subsequent buildings. The foundations of the castle buildings are to a large extent identical to the surrounding castle wall.

These remains give us a good idea of how the castle might have looked during the 12th century.

Imaret of Komotini