Vourvoulitis
Vourvoulitis is a hamlet in Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete and has about 53 residents. Vourvoulitis is situated nearby to the village Agioi Deka, as well as near the hamlet Kato Moulia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Inscription (5th c. BC) and South Theatre.
Great Inscription (5th c. BC)
Ruins
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The Gortyn code was a legal code that was the codification of the civil law of the ancient Greek city-state of Gortyn in southern Crete. Great Inscription (5th c. BC) is situated 3½ km southwest of Vourvoulitis.
South Theatre
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Theatre is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Vourvoulitis.
Gortyn amphitheatre
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gortyn amphitheatre is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Vourvoulitis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agioi Deka and Ano Moulia.
Agioi Deka
Village
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Agioi Deka is a village in the Heraklion regional unit, Greece, with 785 inhabitants. It is located in the 44th km of the Heraklion-Tympaki national road and it is the centre of the municipality of Gortyna. Agioi Deka is situated 3 km southwest of Vourvoulitis.
Ano Moulia
Village
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Ano Moulia is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Vourvoulitis.
Mitropoli
Village
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Mitropoli is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Vourvoulitis.
Vourvoulitis
- Type: Hamlet with 53 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.07943° or 35° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
24.9813° or 24° 58′ 53″ eastPopulation
53Elevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)Open location code
8G763XHJ+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3554478578OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
251724Wikidata ID
Q21705311
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Vourvoulitis” goes by many names.
- French: “Vourvoulítis”
- French: “Vurvuliti”
- German: “Vourvoulitis”
- Greek: “Vourvoulítis”
- Greek: “Βουρβουλίτης Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Βουρβουλίτης”
- Irish: “Vourvoulitis”
- Russian: “Воурвоулитис”
Localities in the Area
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