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Berenice (Epirus)

Southern Europe

Berenice, also spelled Berenike, was a Greek city in the ancient region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, near the present-day city of Preveza. It was founded by King Pyrrhus II of Epirus, who reigned from around 255 to 238 BC. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founding Year
290 BCE 1
Founding Year
290 BCE 1
Latitude
39.103467 degrees north 2
Longitude
20.642528 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Wikipedia (Greek): Αρχαία Βερενίκη
Wikipedia (Greek)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Η Αρχαία Βερενίκη (ή Βερενίκεια, ή Βερονικίδα) χτίστηκε το έτος 290 π.Χ., στη χερσόνησο της Ηπείρου
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2. Berenice (Epirus) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.103467, longitude 20.642528
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 39.1035,20.6425
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 101.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 20.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 20.75
39.25 20.75 Csa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Athens 1:34:52 - LMT 1895 Sep 14 ... # go with EU rules instead, since Greece joined Jan 1. 2:00 EU EE%sT
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Berenice (Epirus) (Wikipedia)
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    Berenice or Berenike (Ancient Greek: Βερενίκη) was a Greek city in the region of ancient Epirus, near current Preveza.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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