Hymettus
Hymettus, also Hymettos, is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as Trellós or Trellóvouno; the latter in awe of its winding length of 16 km.
- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 1,026 metres
- Description: mountain range of Attica
- Also known as: “Hymettu”, “Hymettus mons”, “Imitosfjellet”, “İmittos”, “Monte Himeto”, “Mount Hymettus”, “Mount Imittos”, “Trelovouni”, “Ymittos Oros”, “Βουνό Υμηττός”, “Κορακοβούνι Υμηττού”, “Гимет”, “Гіметт”, “Имиттос”, and “Химет”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Koutouki Cave and convent of Kesariani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paiania and Kareas.
Hymettus
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kropia, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.94578° or 37° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.81473° or 23° 48′ 53″ east
Elevation
1,026 metres (3,366 feet)
Open location code
8G95WRW7+8V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Venetian—“Hymettus” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Hymettos”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Hymettus”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ὑμηττός”
- Arabic: “هيميتوس”
- Basque: “Himeto”
- Belarusian: “Імітос”
- Bulgarian: “Имитос”
- Catalan: “Mont Himet”
- Cebuano: “Óros Ymittós”
- Chinese: “伊米托斯山”
- Croatian: “Hymettus”
- Czech: “Hyméttos”
- Dutch: “Imittos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيميتوس”
- Esperanto: “Himeto”
- Estonian: “Ymittós”
- Finnish: “Ymittós”
- French: “Hymette”
- German: “Hymettos”
- Greek: “Imittós Óros”
- Greek: “Óros Ymittós”
- Greek: “Ymittós Óros”
- Greek: “Ymittós”
- Greek: “Όρος Υμηττός”
- Greek: “Υμηττός Όρος”
- Greek: “Υμηττός”
- Italian: “Imetto”
- Japanese: “イミトス山”
- Ladin: “Hymettos”
- Latin: “Hymettus”
- Macedonian: “Имитос”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ymittos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ymittós”
- Norwegian: “Ymittos”
- Polish: “Hymet”
- Romanian: “Himet”
- Russian: “Имитос”
- Spanish: “Himeto”
- Swahili: “Hymettus”
- Swedish: “Óros Ymittós”
- Turkish: “İmittos Dağı”
- Ukrainian: “Іметт”
- Urdu: “ایمیتوس”
- Venetian: “Imetto”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Πύργος and Χελιδωνού.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Evzonos and Ναός Υμηττίου Διός.
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Worth a closer look: Athens and Thessaloniki.
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