Epirus
Arta
Municipality of Arta

Horreum

Horreum or Orraon or Horraon was a Greek city of ancient Epirus. Orraon is located on a hill by the Amvrakikos Gulf which is located in Northwestern Greece, to the west of Ammotopos. It guards the passage all the way down to the Ioannina Basin.
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  • Opening hours: November—March 8:30 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruined ancient city in Epirus, Greece
  • Also known as: “Horraon”, “Orraon”, and “Orraon Archearological Site”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dhryofyto and Pantanassa.

Village
Photo: Kostas haskis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Horreum.

Village
Photo: Spiros Baracos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Horreum.

Village
Photo: Thyra7, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Horreum.

Horreum

Latitude
39.27134° or 39° 16′ 17″ north
Longitude
20.92522° or 20° 55′ 31″ east
Elevation
236 metres (774 feet)
Operator
ΛΓ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
Open location code
8GF27WCG+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 347980760
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12440410
Wiki­data ID
Q1249683
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Horreum” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Horraon”
  • German: “Orraon”
  • Greek: “Αρχαίο Όρραον”
  • Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ορράου”
  • Greek: “Όρραον”
  • Hungarian: “Orraon”
  • Russian: “Горрей”
  • Spanish: “Horreo”
  • Spanish: “Hórreo”
  • Turkish: “Orraon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Horreum”. Photo: Harrygouvas, CC BY-SA 3.0.