Orthes

Orthes is a village in , , . Orthes is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.

Museum
Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an on-site museum of in the archaeological park of Eleutherna, , and houses artifacts found in the nearby archaeological site of and the necropolis of Orthi Petra. as seen in the virtual tour of museum and the archaeological sites. is situated 3 km southwest of Orthes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margarites and Eleutherna.

Village
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in , , which lies 25 km southeast of in . Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete. is situated 2½ km west of Orthes.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Orthes.

Orthes

Latitude
35.3369° or 35° 20′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.69722° or 24° 41′ 50″ east
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Open location code
8G768MPW+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1402762299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256249
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Orthes” goes by many names.
  • German: “Orthes”
  • Greek: “Orthés”
  • Greek: “Ορθές”
  • Russian: “Ортес”

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