Apollonia

Apollonia was an ancient town of the region of Edonis in and later of Macedon. It was located near tower Pirgos Apollonias on the mainland of opposite the island of , described by the Epitomizer of Strabo and by Pomponius Mela being west of the Nestus, and erroneously by Livy, as between and , which is too far east.
Wikipedia
  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Pyrgos Apollonias”
  • Description: ancient town of Edonis, Greece

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loutra Eleftheron.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Apollonia.

Apollonia

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Latitude
40.74125° or 40° 44′ 29″ north
Longitude
24.14502° or 24° 8′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GG6P4RW+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 315917837
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4780382

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Apollonia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Apol.lònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apol•lònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apoŀlònia de Tràcia”
  • Catalan: “Apol·lònia de Tràcia”
  • German: “Apollonia”
  • Greek: “Απολλωνία”
  • Italian: “Apollonia di Tracia”
  • Italian: “Apollonia”
  • Spanish: “Apolonia”
  • Turkish: “Apollonia (Trakya)”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Apollonia tower and Παραλία Φώλιας.

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