Asos
Άσος
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Asos as seen from the Assos Castle peninsula
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  Asos
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| Coordinates: 38°23′N 20°33′E / 38.383°N 20.550°E / 38.383; 20.550 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Cephalonia |
| Municipality | Sami |
| Municipal unit | Erisos |
| Population
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| • Community | 61 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Asos (Greek: Άσος) is a village on the west coast of the island of Cephalonia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Erisos.[2]
Asos was founded under Venetian rule and it served as the administrative capital of northern Cephalonia from 1593 onwards.[3] Marino Gentilini, an Italian army engineer, was commissioned by the Venetian Senate in 1593 1595 to build the Assos Castle,[4] one of the largest in Greece. The castle was initially built with the view that it would protect local populations in case of an invading attack by passing Turksorpirates,[5] but for various reasons, such as the lack of natural springs for water supply, it was never adopted as a fortress and gradually the grand plan was dropped.
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Sami
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| Municipal unit of Erisos |
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| Municipal unit of Pylaros |
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