Acrocorinth

Acrocorinth is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. In the estimation of George Forrest, "It is the most impressive of the acropolis of mainland Greece." With its secure water supply, Acrocorinth's fortress was repeatedly used…
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—3:30 PM
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fortified rocky hill, the acropolis of the ancient city of Corinth, Greece
  • Also known as: “Akrokorinthos” and “Kástro”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Acrocorinth Saint Demetrius Church and Pirene fountain.

Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 240 metres west of Acrocorinth.

Ruins
Photo: MM, Public domain.
Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in . It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. is situated 1½ km north of Acrocorinth.

Temple
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km north of Acrocorinth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Corinth and Examilia.

Village
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Corinth was a city-state on the , the narrow stretch of land that joins the peninsula to mainland Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.

Village
is a town in the municipality of , . It is situated about 5 km south of Corinth, and 6 km west of . The name likely derives from the adjacent Hexamilion Wall, although it had not been in use for some time before the town was founded. is situated 5 km east of Acrocorinth.

Town
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipal unit of Assos-Lechaio in , . It is situated on the coast of the , 8 km west of and 12 km southeast of . is situated 6 km northwest of Acrocorinth.

Acrocorinth

Latitude
37.89129° or 37° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
22.87328° or 22° 52′ 24″ east
Elevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)
Operator
ΛΖ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
Open location code
8G94VVRF+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146863144
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
265410
Wiki­data ID
Q420810
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Acrocorinth” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Akrokorinthi”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀκροκόρινθος”
  • Armenian: “Ակրոկորնթոս”
  • Basque: “Akrokorinto”
  • Bulgarian: “Акрокоринт”
  • Catalan: “Acrocorint”
  • Cebuano: “Akrokórinthos”
  • Chinese: “科林斯衛城”
  • Chinese: “阿克罗科林索斯”
  • Chinese: “阿克羅科林索斯”
  • Croatian: “Akrokorint”
  • Czech: “Akrokorint”
  • Czech: “Korintská akropole”
  • Czech: “Korintská akropolis”
  • Dutch: “Akrokorinthos”
  • Finnish: “Akrokorintti”
  • French: “Acrocorinthe”
  • Galician: “Acrocorinto”
  • German: “Akrokorinth”
  • Greek: “Ακροκόρινθος”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Ακροκόρινθου”
  • Hebrew: “אקרוקורינתוס”
  • Indonesian: “Akrokorinthos”
  • Interlingua: “Acrocorintho”
  • Italian: “Acrocorinto”
  • Japanese: “アクロコリンソス”
  • Japanese: “アクロコリントス”
  • Latin: “Acrocorinthus”
  • Latvian: “Akrokorinta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akrokorint”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akrokorint”
  • Norwegian: “Akrokorint”
  • Polish: “Akrokorinthos”
  • Polish: “Akrokorynt”
  • Polish: “Akrokorynthos”
  • Portuguese: “Acrocorinto”
  • Romanian: “Acrocorint”
  • Russian: “Акрокоринф”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akrokorint”
  • Slovenian: “Akrokorint”
  • Spanish: “Acrocorinto”
  • Swedish: “Akrokórinthos”
  • Turkish: “Korint Akropolisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Акрокоринф”
  • Uzbek: “Akrokorinf”

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