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Castelle

Modern name
Cide
Modern country
Turkey
Castelle (present-day Cide, Turkey) is a port on the southern shore of the Black Sea, between Samastro and Sinope. Campbell #1292; Gordeev 46.
Coordinates
41.89, 33.0

The toponym Castelle appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P039

Variant spellings of Castelle in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Castele Fo
CASTELE Wie1
castella Med1
Castella Luc2
Castelle Laur3, Magl2, Par2, Ricc15, Ricc8
castelle He3, NB
castelli Bal
Castelli Ricc17
Castello Clas2
chastel[...] Pad1
chastela ME2
chastelle Ashb7, Laur5, Marc1, Pal8, Pnc5, Yale4
Chastelle Cap1, Fn9, Per2
chasttelle Ashb7
Ciastelle Marc2
Costelle Parm2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Castelle.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/castelle/.