Crete
Chania
Kantanos-Selino

Ancient Hyrtakina

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 , and to the west of .
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Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city in Greece
  • Also known as: “Hyrtacina”, “Hyrtakina”, and “Yrtakina”
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sotiros Christos.

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Ancient Hyrtakina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temenia and Prodromi.

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.

Hamlet
is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, , , . The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi".

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near is located the ancient city of Elyros. is situated 3 km east of Ancient Hyrtakina.

Ancient Hyrtakina

Latitude
35.27998° or 35° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
23.74981° or 23° 44′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G757PHX+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8128849847
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q8059667
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Ancient Hyrtakina” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hirtacina”
  • Finnish: “Hyrtakina”
  • German: “Hyrtakina”
  • Greek: “Aρτάκινα”
  • Greek: “Yρσακίνα”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Υρτακίνα”
  • Greek: “Υρτακίνα”
  • Italian: “Irtacina”
  • Portuguese: “Irtacina”
  • Portuguese: “Irtakina”
  • Russian: “Гиртакина”
  • Russian: “Иртакина”
  • Spanish: “Hirtacina”
  • Turkish: “Hyrtakina”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kastri and Ιερός Ναός Κοίμησεως Της Θεοτόκου.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ancient Hyrtakina”. Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.