Eleutherna

Eleutherna, 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.
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  • Village with 189 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 367 metres (1,204 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Anachourdometocha”
  • Description: archaeological site of Crete
  • Postal code: 740 52
  • Also known as
    “Apollonia”
    “Eleftherna”
    “Elétherna”
    “Eleutherna (ancient city)”
    “Elevthérnai”
    “Mint of Eleutherna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.
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is an on-site museum…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margarites and Alfa.
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is a village.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Eleutherna.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Municipality of Rethymno in the island of , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Eleutherna.

Eleutherna

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Latitude
35.32921° or 35° 19′ 45″ north
Longitude
24.66962° or 24° 40′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G768MH9+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 530987036
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
262755
Wiki­data ID
Q1328347

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Eleutherna” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀπολλωνία”
  • Catalan: “Apol·lònia”
  • Catalan: “Eleuterna”
  • Dutch: “Eleftherina”
  • Dutch: “Eleftherna”
  • Finnish: “Eléftherna”
  • Finnish: “Eleutherna”
  • French: “Eléftherna”
  • French: “Eleutherna”
  • French: “Eleutherne”
  • French: “Éleutherne”
  • German: “Eleftherna”
  • German: “Eleutherna”
  • Greek: “Αναχουρδομέτοχα” (historical)
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ελεύθερνα Ρεθύμνης”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ελεύθερνα”
  • Greek: “Ελευθέρνα”
  • Greek: “Ελεύθερνα”
  • Hebrew: “אלאותרנה”
  • Italian: “Eleftherna”
  • Italian: “Eleutherna”
  • Japanese: “エレウテルナ”
  • Latin: “Apollonia”
  • Latin: “Eleutherna”
  • Portuguese: “Apollonia”
  • Portuguese: “Apolônia”
  • Portuguese: “Archaía Eleútherna”
  • Portuguese: “Elefterna”
  • Portuguese: “Eleftherna”
  • Portuguese: “Eleuterna”
  • Portuguese: “Eleutherna”
  • Russian: “Аполлония”
  • Russian: “Елевферна”
  • Russian: “Элеуферна”
  • Russian: “Элефтерна”
  • Spanish: “Eleuterna”
  • Turkish: “Eleutherna”
  • Ukrainian: “Елевтерна”
  • Ukrainian: “Елевтерни”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Necropolis of Orthi Petra and Eleutherna.

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