Sotiros Christos
Sotiros Christos is a church in Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete. Sotiros Christos is situated nearby to the church Ιερός Ναός Κοίμησεως Της Θεοτόκου, as well as near ΙΕΡΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΥΠΑΠΑΝΤΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΎ.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Kantanos-Selino Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Sotiros Christou church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Ancient Elyros.
Ancient Hyrtakina
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of Polyrrhenia, and to the west of Lappa. Ancient Hyrtakina is situated 1 km south of Sotiros Christos.
Ancient Elyros
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elyrus or Elyros was a town of ancient Crete, which the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax places between Cydonia and Lissus. It had a harbour, Syia, situated on the south coast of the island, 60 stadia west of Poecilassus. Ancient Elyros is situated 4 km east of Sotiros Christos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temenia and Rodovani.
Temenia
Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temenia is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Temenia is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.
Rodovani
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rodovani is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near Rodovani is located the ancient city of Elyros. Rodovani is situated 2½ km east of Sotiros Christos.
Prodromi
Hamlet
Prodromi is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi". Prodromi is situated 3 km south of Sotiros Christos.
Sotiros Christos
- Categories: building, chapel, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.2884° or 35° 17′ 18″ northLongitude
23.75304° or 23° 45′ 11″ eastInception
13th centuryOpen location code
8G757QQ3+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 7761589318OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q20670481
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In Other Languages
“Sotiros Christos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός του Σωτήρα Χριστού στα Τεμένια Σελίνου”
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός του Σωτήρα Χριστού”
- Greek: “Ναός του Σωτήρα Χριστού”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιερός Ναός Κοίμησεως Της Θεοτόκου and ΙΕΡΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΥΠΑΠΑΝΤΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΎ.
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