Ηρακλής

Ηρακλής is a village in , , . Ηρακλής is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Archaeological Museum of Kos.

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The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.

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is a popular tourist destination in the islands of the , located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the coast.

Locality
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The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog, excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. is situated 5 km west of Ηρακλής.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 9 km west of Ηρακλής.

Ηρακλής

Latitude
36.88312° or 36° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
27.31091° or 27° 18′ 39″ east
Open location code
8G89V8M6+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4563545128
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Russian—“Ηρακλής” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Ηρακλής”
  • Russian: “Ираклис”

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