Castle of Calamita

The actual Principality of Theodoro (a little principality within the south-west of Crimea within the 13th from 15th centuries). Fortress Calamita ended up being one of several major protection facilities. It had been located found on the east bank of the Chornaya River on the plateau of the Monastery rock. The actual rock monastery can be situated below it. Do not forget to rent a hotel room, car and interpreter.

Archaeological excavations of Ukraine demonstrate which the particular 1st fortifications appeared within the VI century plus the primary task had been with protect Hersonisos trade routes. Later on, throughout 1427, with the rise associated with the principality Theodoro and also development associated with the Avlita commercial port, Prince Alexei rebuilt the particular castle. Yet, this didn't save the particular principality from a fall in 1475 beneath the blows of the Turks. The fortress ended up being renamed with regard to In-Kermen (therefore the particular name associated with the village Inkerman) or simply Cave fortress and even ended up being rebuilt with all the possibility of using firearms. In 1738, after the particular annexation of Sevastopol with Russia, Calamita lost its protective character. The particular fortress was abandoned and in addition started slowly to be able to crumble. The actual events of Second Globe War intensified the procedure of losing away. In the course of the particular battle for Sevastopol with regard to Inkerman there happened to be fierce and even bloody battles with German troops within the fortress.

At its peak the fortress had 6 towers joined by revetments. The actual wall width ranged from 1.2 to be able to 4 meters and in addition its height had been about 12 m. The particular average length of all installations hit 234 m, plus the total region was 1500 sq.m. And even these days we can easily see which Calamita wasn't just a fortress, within addition to protection, right now there were regarding 200 household caves.
Today you can get with Calamita from Inkerman station, further along the particular road previous the particular aged graveyard. Maybe you will need a guide. Behind it you may meet a tower, the actual very first of the 4 survivors. A small further about, inside 12 meters, we will find yet another tower. Be cautious, it begins with a ditch-trap with caves - the particular pillboxes of that time. In limited meters right now there is the actual 3rd tower - the most powerful. Its dimensions are 13 by 12 meters. Unfortunately, given that of destruction now it is almost impossible to recognize precisely what she looked like and even precisely what was the value the tower. A little ahead you will find the tower, that is the greatest preserved of every. Should you consider the particular Calamita ruins, you may notice which the tower was built by the perimeter associated with the fortress, as well as it had been joined by the particular wall. On its top soldiers may easily move throughout the fortress.

Inside 1773, the 1st map associated with the city Inkerman ended up being yielded. According to the document, there were 7 houses inside the actual fortress not to mention an additional 50 located about it. Underneath the mountain right now there happened to be a different 30 houses. There ended up being a fortress along with a church. Despite of destructions Calamita still attracts travelers as well as fans of history.