Eleutherna
Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 189 residents
- Description: archaeological site of Crete
- Also known as: “Apollonia”, “Eleftherna”, “Elétherna”, “Eleutherna (ancient city)”, and “Elevthérnai”
- Historically known as: “Anachourdometocha”
- Postal code: 740 52
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Museum of ancient Eleutherna.
The Museum of ancient Eleutherna
Museum
Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna is an on-site museum of Greece in the archaeological park of Eleutherna, Rethymno, and houses artifacts found in the nearby archaeological site of Eleutherna and the necropolis of Orthi Petra. as seen in the virtual tour of museum and the archaeological sites.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margarites and Alfa.
Alfa
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alfa is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Eleutherna.
Skouloufia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Rethymno in the island of Crete, Greece. Skouloufia is situated 3½ km northwest of Eleutherna.
Eleutherna
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, polis, and locality
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.32921° or 35° 19′ 45″ northLongitude
24.66962° or 24° 40′ 11″ eastPopulation
189Elevation
367 metres (1,204 feet)Open location code
8G768MH9+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 530987036OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
262755Wikidata ID
Q1328347
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Ukrainian: “Елевтерна”
- Ukrainian: “Елевтерни”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Necropolis of Orthi Petra and Eleutherna.
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