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. Kjo Kalaja u ndėrtua nė 1371, gjatė katėr shekuj e gjysmė tė venecian rule.In 1669 Kretės ishte pushtuar nga turqit, i cili ka mbetur atje deri nė 1898.
During the period of Turkish occupation there were many revolts, one such taking place at Frangokastello on 18 May 1828. Gjatė periudhės sė pushtimit turk kishte shumė revolts, njė nga kėto qė po ndodhin nė Frangokastello mė 18 Maj 1828. The resultant bloody battle, involved 800 Turks and 700 Cretans. E qė del si pėrfundim betejė tė pėrgjakshme, tė pėrfshirė 800 turq dhe 700 Cretans.
A strange phenomenon is said to occur here on a morning each year, between 17 and 30 May, just before sunrise. Njė dukuri e ēuditshme ėshtė e thėnė qė tė ndodhė kėtu nė njė mėngjes tė ēdo viti, midis 17 dhe 30 maj, vetėm pak para agim. A shadowy column of armed black figures leaves the ruins of a nearby church and proceed to march along the castle walls. Njė hije, kolona e armatosura zi shifrat lė rrėnojat e njė kishė tė afėrt dhe tė vazhdojnė tė marshojnė pėrgjatė mureve tė kėshtjellės. 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. Kėto tė dhėna, (tė njohur si "vesė burra", duket vetėm pėr 10 minuta, dhe besohet nga vendasit tė jetė shpirtrat e vdekur Cretans.
This occurrence has been investigated by scientists, who could only explain it as some extraordinary mirage originating in Libya, almost 250km away. Kjo ngjarje ėshtė hetuar nga shkencėtarėt, tė cilėt vetėm mund tė shpjegojnė se si disa jashtėzakonshme mirazh origjinėn nė Libi, gati 250 km larg. To the locals this seemed impossible, as the distance is surely too great, and the dates correspond with the anniversary of the battle. Pėr vendasit kjo dukej e pamundur, si distancė ėshtė sigurisht shumė tė mėdha dhe datat korrespondojnė me pėrvjetorin e betejės.
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