Hercules Gate
Hercules Gate is an archaeological site in Croatia. Hercules Gate is situated nearby to the community center Comunità degli Italiani di Pola, as well as near Archaeological Museum of Istria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Istria and Pula Amphitheatre.
Pula Amphitheatre
Photo: Jeroen Komen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Amphitheatre in Pula is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. Pula Amphitheatre is situated 380 metres northeast of Hercules Gate.
Roman Twin gates
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dvojna vrata is a Roman city gate located in Pula, Croatia. It was built during the late 2nd century. Porta Gemina is a double arched gate. It was one of the ten city gates of Pula, standing at the north side of the capitol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pula and Monte Zaro.
Pula
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pula, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021.
Vintijan
Village
Vintijan is a village in the municipality of Medulin-Medolino, in southern Istria in Croatia. Vintijan is situated 3 km south of Hercules Gate.
Hercules Gate
- Type: Archaeological site
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: gate, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.87018° or 44° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
13.848° or 13° 50′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FPMVRCX+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 1594866073OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q12632234
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Swedish—“Hercules Gate” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Herkulova vrata”
- Esperanto: “Pordego de Herkulo”
- German: “Herkulestor”
- Italian: “Porta Ercole”
- Japanese: “ヘラクレス門 (プーラ)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Herkulova vrata”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Hércules”
- Swedish: “Herkulesporten”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Comunità degli Italiani di Pola and Galerija C8.
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