Cronious hill

Cronious hill is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 150 metres. Cronious hill is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Pantoine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 150 metres
  • Description: hill above the Olympian Zeus sanctuary, Ancient Olympia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kronion Hill”, “Kronios Hill”, “Mount Kronos”, and “Mt Kronion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , . This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.

Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of , and erected in the there.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The was an ancient Greek temple in , dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Platanos.

Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

Village
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is a village and a community in the municipality of , Elis, . It is located north of the valley, 2 km southeast of , 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of .

Village
is a village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, . It is situated near the left bank of the river , 2 km northwest of , 3 km northeast of , 4 km southwest of and 16 km southeast of .

Cronious hill

Latitude
37.6408° or 37° 38′ 27″ north
Longitude
21.6311° or 21° 37′ 52″ east
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Open location code
8G93JJRJ+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2107618106
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1250184
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Venetian—“Cronious hill” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kronoshügel”
  • Dutch: “Mont Cronion”
  • French: “mont Cronion”
  • French: “Mont Cronion”
  • German: “Kronoshügel”
  • Greek: “Κρόνιος λόφος”
  • Italian: “Monte Cronio”
  • Italian: “Monte Cronion”
  • Ladin: “Kronion Hill”
  • Russian: “Кроний”
  • Russian: “Кронион”
  • Russian: “холм Крониос”
  • Russian: “Холм Кроноса”
  • Spanish: “Monte Cronio”
  • Venetian: “Monte Cronion”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Drouva and Μαμουσέϊκα.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Botanical Garden and Sanctuary of Eileithyia.

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