This Castle was built in 1371, during the four and a half centuries of Venetian rule.In 1669 Crete was conquered by the Turks, who remained there until 1898. See loss on ehitatud 1371 ajal neli ja pool sajandit on Venetian rule.In 1669 Kreeta oli vallutasid poolt türklased, kes püsis seal kuni 1898.
During the period of Turkish occupation there were many revolts, one such taking place at Frangokastello on 18 May 1828. Ajal Türgi okupatsiooni oli palju revolts üks selline toimuvate Frangokastello 18. mail 1828. The resultant bloody battle, involved 800 Turks and 700 Cretans. Omandatava verine lahing, hõlmas 800 Turks ja 700 Cretans.
A strange phenomenon is said to occur here on a morning each year, between 17 and 30 May, just before sunrise. Kummaline nähtus on öelda, et esineda siin hommikul igal aastal ajavahemikus 17. ja 30. mail, vahetult enne päikesetõusu. A shadowy column of armed black figures leaves the ruins of a nearby church and proceed to march along the castle walls. A varjuline veergu relvastatud must arvud lahkub varemetest lähedalasuvalt kiriku ja kulge märts piki lossi seinu. These figures, (known as "dew men", only appear for 10 minutes, and are believed by the locals to be the souls of the dead Cretans. Need arvud, (tuntud kui "dew meeste", vaid 10 minutit, ning usutakse, et kohalikud olla hinge of the Dead Cretans.
This occurrence has been investigated by scientists, who could only explain it as some extraordinary mirage originating in Libya, almost 250km away. See esinemine on uurinud teadlased, kes võiksid ainult selgitada, sest mõned erakorralise miraaž pärit Liibüa, peaaegu 250km kaugusel. To the locals this seemed impossible, as the distance is surely too great, and the dates correspond with the anniversary of the battle. Kui locals see tundus võimatu, kuna vahemaa on kindlasti liiga suur, ning kuupäevad vasta aastapäeva lahing.
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