Ierissos

Ierissos is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in , Greece. It is located 115 km from , and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or .
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  • Type: Town with 3,050 residents
  • Description: town in Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece
  • Also known as: “Hierissos” and “Ierisós”
  • Historically known as: “Erissos”
  • Postal code: 63075

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akanthos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient Greek city on the peninsula, on the narrow neck of land between the sacred mountain and the mainland, to the northwest of the Xerxes Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Roda.

Village
Photo: Chryspan, Public domain.
is a village 115 km southeast of , on the narrowest point of the peninsula in the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos, , . is situated 4½ km southeast of Ierissos.

Ierissos

Latitude
40.3979° or 40° 23′ 53″ north
Longitude
23.8776° or 23° 52′ 39″ east
Population
3,050
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR IES
Open location code
8GG59VXH+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130167618
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
736130
Wiki­data ID
Q10640373
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ierissos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيريسوس”
  • Armenian: “Իերիսոս”
  • Asturian: “Ierissos”
  • Bulgarian: “Йерисос”
  • Catalan: “Ierissos”
  • Chinese: “伊里索斯”
  • Chinese: “耶里索斯”
  • Dutch: “Ierissos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايريسوس”
  • Finnish: “Ierissós”
  • French: “Ierissos”
  • French: “Ierissós”
  • German: “Ierissos”
  • Greek: “Ιερισσός”
  • Irish: “Ierissos”
  • Italian: “Ierissos”
  • Japanese: “イエリソス”
  • Macedonian: “Ерисо”
  • Macedonian: “Ерисово”
  • Macedonian: “Јерисос”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ierissos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ierissós”
  • Persian: “ایریسوس”
  • Romanian: “Ieriso”
  • Russian: “Гиерис”
  • Russian: “Иерисос”
  • Russian: “Йерисос”
  • Serbian: “Ierisos”
  • Serbian: “Иерисос”
  • Serbian: “Јерисос”
  • Swedish: “Ierissos”

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