Heraclea Sintica

Heraclea Sintica, also known as Heraclea Strymonike, was an ancient Greek city located near what is now the village of in south-western .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city, archaeological site in southwestern Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Heracleia Sintica” and “Mint of Heracleia Sintica”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include General Todorov and Rupite.

Village
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is a village in , in , . Before 1984, it was known as Pripechene. As of 2013, it had a population of 668.

Village
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is a village which includes a small mountainous in the southeastern part of , , 11 kilometers northeast of , , on the western bank of the Struma River.

Village
is a village in , in , .

Heraclea Sintica

Latitude
41.45029° or 41° 27′ 1″ north
Longitude
23.26534° or 23° 15′ 55″ east
Open location code
8GH5F728+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1155596244
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1607763
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Armenian—“Heraclea Sintica” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Синтия”
  • Bulgarian: “Хераклея Синтика”
  • Bulgarian: “Хераклея Синтике”
  • Bulgarian: “Хераклея Стримонска”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea Síntica”
  • Catalan: “Heracleia Sintica”
  • Czech: “Hérákleia Sintiké”
  • Dutch: “Heraclea Sintica”
  • Finnish: “Herakleia Sintike”
  • German: “Heraclea Sintica”
  • German: “Herakleia Sintike”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια Σιντική”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια Στρυμόνος”
  • Italian: “Eraclea Sintica”
  • Japanese: “トラキア”
  • Macedonian: “Хераклеја Синтика”
  • Polish: “Heraclea Sintica”
  • Romanian: “Heraclea Sintică”
  • Russian: “Гераклея Синтика”
  • Spanish: “Heraclea Sintica”
  • Spanish: “Heraclea Síntica”
  • Turkish: “Heraclea Sintica”
  • Ukrainian: “Гераклея Сінтіка”
  • Western Armenian: “Իրաքլիա Սինտիքի”

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