Pappadhianá
Pappadhianá is a locality in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Pappadhianá is situated nearby to the hamlet Pappadiana, as well as near the locality Mertes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Sotiros Christos.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa.
Ancient Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus. Ancient Elyros is situated 3 km east of Pappadhianá.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temenia and Rodovani.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi".
Pappadhianá
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Papapdhianá” and “Pappadhiana”
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.28528° or 35° 17′ 7″ northLongitude
23.75918° or 23° 45′ 33″ eastElevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)Open location code
8G757QP5+4MGeoNames ID
255803
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