Mount Kastel, Alushta

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General information about Mount Kastel (Alushta)

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Mount Kastel, 439 meters high, is located on the southern outskirts of Alushta, behind Professor's Corner.

The dome is covered with a forest canopy, but chaos has formed on the eastern slope of the mountain - stone blocks, sometimes reaching 3-5 meters in diameter.

The name is related to the fact that in ancient times there was a fortress (Greek - "kastel") on the top of the mountain, the remains of which have been preserved on the slopes.

According to legend, this fortress served as the last refuge of Queen Feodora, the ruler of ancient Sugdaya. After the capture of the capital of the principality by the Ge ...

CRIMEA - IS UKRAINE!

Mount Kastel, 439 meters high, is located on the southern outskirts of Alushta, behind Professor's Corner.

The dome is covered with a forest canopy, but chaos has formed on the eastern slope of the mountain - stone blocks, sometimes reaching 3-5 meters in diameter.

The name is related to the fact that in ancient times there was a fortress (Greek - "kastel") on the top of the mountain, the remains of which have been preserved on the slopes.

According to legend, this fortress served as the last refuge of Queen Feodora, the ruler of ancient Sugdaya. After the capture of the capital of the principality by the Genoese, Feodora hid in Castel, where she, devoted to her brother, died in a battle with enemies.

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Гора Кастель заввишки 439 метрів розташована на південній околиці Алушти, за Професорським куточком.

Купол покритий шапкою лісу, але в східному схилі гори утворився хаос - кам'яні брили, часом досягають 3-5 метрів у поперечнику.

Назва пов'язана з тим, що на вершині гори в давнину знаходилася фортеця (грецькою - "кастель"), залишки якої збереглися на схилах.

За легендою, ця фортеця послужила останнім притулком цариці Феодори, володарки стародавньої Сугдаї. Після захоплення столиці князівства генуезцями Феодора сховалась у Кастелі, де віддана братом загинула у битві з ворогами.