Basilicata
Province of Matera
Policoro

Heraclea

Heraclea, also Heracleia or Herakleia, was an ancient city. It was situated on the between the rivers Aciris and Siris. The ruins of the city are located in the modern comune of in the , , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giardini murati and Maria Santissima del Ponte.

Park
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is a park.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Heraclea.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Heraclea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anglona.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km west of Heraclea.

Heraclea

Latitude
40.21956° or 40° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
16.67043° or 16° 40′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FGR6M9C+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245333913
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1568583
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Heraclea” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хераклеа”
  • Bulgarian: “Хераклея”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea de Lucània”
  • Catalan: “Heraclea Lucània”
  • Croatian: “Heraclea Lucania”
  • Croatian: “Herakleja”
  • Czech: “Herakleia Lucania”
  • Czech: “Hérakleia”
  • Dutch: “Heraclea Lucania”
  • Finnish: “Herakleia”
  • French: “Heraclee”
  • French: “Héraclée”
  • German: “Herakleia”
  • Greek: “Ηράκλεια η Λευκανική”
  • Indonesian: “Herakleia Lukania”
  • Italian: “Area archeologica di Herakleia”
  • Italian: “Eraclea”
  • Italian: “Heraclea”
  • Italian: “Herakleia”
  • Italian: “parco archeologico di Herakleia”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレア・ルカニア”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレア”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレイア (ルカニア)”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレイア・ルカニア”
  • Latin: “Heraclea”
  • Portuguese: “Heracleia”
  • Russian: “Гераклея (Лукания)”
  • Russian: “Гераклея”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Heraclea Lucania”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Heraclea”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herakleja”
  • Spanish: “Heraclea de Lucania”
  • Swedish: “Heraklea Lucania”

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