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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- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 575 metres (1,886 feet)
- …is operated by ΛΖ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
- Description: fortified rocky hill, the acropolis of the ancient city of Corinth, Greece
- Also known as“Akrokorinthos”“Kástro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Acrocorinth Saint Demetrius Church and Pirene fountain.
Acrocorinth Saint Demetrius Church
Church
Acrocorinth Saint Demetrius Church is situated 240 metres west of Acrocorinth.
Pirene fountain
Ruins
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Pirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring… Pirene fountain is situated 1½ km north of Acrocorinth.
Temple of Apollo
Temple
Temple of Apollo is situated 1½ km north of Acrocorinth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Corinth and Examilia.
Ancient Corinth
Village
Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth…
Acrocorinth
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Latitude
37.89129° or 37° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
22.87328° or 22° 52′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G94VVRF+G8
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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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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