Ágios Charálampos
Ágios Charálampos is a locality in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Ágios Charálampos is situated nearby to the hamlet Prodromi, as well as near Platanes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Lissus.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa.
Lissus
Archaeological site
Lissus or Lissos was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete, which the anonymous Stadiasmus Maris Magni places between Syia and Calamyde. The Peutinger Table gives 16 M.P. as the distance between Cantanum and Lissus. Lissus is situated 3½ km southeast of Ágios Charálampos.
Sotiros Christos
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sotiros Christos is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Ágios Charálampos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prodromi and Temenia.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi".
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. Temenia is situated 3 km north of Ágios Charálampos.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros. Rodovani is situated 3½ km northeast of Ágios Charálampos.
Ágios Charálampos
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Agios Charalampos”
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.26444° or 35° 15′ 52″ northLongitude
23.75819° or 23° 45′ 30″ eastElevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)Open location code
8G757Q75+Q7GeoNames ID
8522704
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Charálampos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Charálampos”
- Greek: “Άγιος Χαράλαμπος”
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