Calydon

Calydon was a city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river , 7.5 Roman miles from the sea. Its name is most famous today for the Calydonian boar that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek city in Aetolia
  • Also known as: “Calidon”, “Cálidon”, “Calidonte”, “Kalydona”, “칼뤼돈”, and “カリュドーン”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evinochori and Galatas.

Village
Photo: Nikgiannis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a community in the southern part of , . is in the municipality of , located 10 km east of Missolonghi town centre.

Village
is a village and a community in western Chalkeia, , , located at 14 m above sea level. The community includes the village . is situated 3 km southeast of Calydon.

Hamlet
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is a seaside settlement in the community of , located about 14 km east from Messolonghi and west of in , , . is situated 6 km southeast of Calydon.

Calydon

Latitude
38.37513° or 38° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude
21.53388° or 21° 32′ 2″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
ΛΣΤ΄ Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων
Open location code
8GC39GGM+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305653954
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q750313
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Calydon” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Καλυδών”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kalidon”
  • Basque: “Kalidon”
  • Breton: “Kaludon”
  • Breton: “Kalydon”
  • Bulgarian: “Калидон”
  • Catalan: “Calidó”
  • Chinese: “卡利敦”
  • Chinese: “卡吕冬”
  • Chinese: “卡呂冬”
  • Czech: “Kalydon”
  • Dutch: “Calydon”
  • Finnish: “Kalydon”
  • French: “Calydon”
  • Galician: “Calidón (cidade)”
  • Galician: “Calidón”
  • German: “Kalydon”
  • Greek: “Καλυδώνα”
  • Hungarian: “Kalüdón”
  • Ido: “Kalidon”
  • Indonesian: “Kalidon”
  • Italian: “Calidone”
  • Japanese: “カリュドン”
  • Korean: “칼리돈”
  • Latin: “Calydon”
  • Malay: “Calydon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kalydon”
  • Norwegian: “Kalydon”
  • Polish: “Kalidon”
  • Portuguese: “Calidão”
  • Russian: “Калидон”
  • Spanish: “Calidón”
  • Swedish: “Kalydon”
  • Turkish: “Calydon”
  • Ukrainian: “Калідон”

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