Dionysupolis, also spelled Dionysoupolis or Dionysopolis, was a town of ancient Thrace and later Moesia on the river Ziras. Founded as a Thracian settlement in the fifth century BC, it was later colonized by Ionian Greeks and given the name Cruni or Krounoi after the nearby founts of water; it was renamed Dionysopolis following the discovery of a statue of Dionysus in the sea, and later became a Greek-Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress also known by the name Matiopolis.
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Founding Year Latitude43.409932 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Dionysupolis (Wikipedia)
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It was founded as a Thracian settlement in was founded in the 5th century BC, but was later colonised by the Ionian ancient Greeks and given the name Cruni or Krounoi (Κρουνοί).
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P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 43.409932, longitude 28.163044
Wikidata: Dionysupolis
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