Gortyna

Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna is a municipality, and an archaeological site, on the Mediterranean island of 45 km away from the island's capital, .
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  • Type: Locality with 17,400 residents
  • Description: municipality in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Dimos Gortina”, “dimos Górtinas”, “Górtina”, “Gortyn”, “Gortyn Municipality”, “Górtynan kunta”, “Gortys”, “Górtys”, “Municipality of Gortyna”, “Γόρτυν”, “Гортин”, “ゴルテュン”, and “戈尔廷”

Places of Interest

Highlights: South Theatre and Basilica of Saint Titus.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Church
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is a church.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agioi Deka and Kastelli.

Village
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is a village in the , , with 785 inhabitants.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Gortyna

Latitude
35.0617° or 35° 3′ 42″ north
Longitude
24.9474° or 24° 56′ 51″ east
Population
17,400
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
Open location code
8G763W6W+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5649987111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
8133944
Wiki­data ID
Q2352674
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Gortyna” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gortina”
  • Cebuano: “Dimos Gortyna”
  • Chinese: “戈尔蒂纳”
  • Dutch: “Gortyna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلدية جورتين”
  • Esperanto: “Gortina”
  • Finnish: “Górtyna”
  • French: “dème de Gortyne”
  • French: “Gortyne”
  • German: “Gortyn”
  • German: “Gortyna”
  • Greek: “Γόρτυνα”
  • Greek: “Γόρτυνας”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Γόρτυνας”
  • Hebrew: “גורטין”
  • Ido: “Municipo Gortina”
  • Indonesian: “Gortyn”
  • Italian: “Gortina”
  • Japanese: “ゴルティナ”
  • Japanese: “ゴルテュス”
  • Macedonian: “Гортина”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Górtyna”
  • Polish: “Gortina”
  • Polish: “Jortynas”
  • Portuguese: “Gortina”
  • Russian: “Гортина”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Gortina”
  • Swedish: “Dimos Gortyna”
  • Turkish: “Gortina”
  • Urdu: “گورتین”
  • Vietnamese: “Gortyna”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Gortyn”
  • “Γόρτυνα”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mitropoli and Plouti.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Inscription (5th c. BC) and North Theater at Gortyn.

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