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Heraclea in Trachis

Southern Europe

Heraclea in Trachis, also called Heraclea Trachinia, was a city founded by the Spartans in 426 BC, during the sixth year of the Peloponnesian War, and functioned as a polis, or city-state.

Facts
Founding Year
426 BCE 1
Latitude
38.820278 degrees north 2
Longitude
22.408889 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Heraclea in Trachis (Wikipedia)
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    Heraclea (Herakleia) in Trachis (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια ἡ ἐν Τραχῖνι), also called Heraclea Trachinia (Ἡράκλεια ἡ Τραχινία), was a colony founded by the Spartans in 426 BC, the sixth year of the Peloponnesian War.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Heraclea in Trachis (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 38.820278, longitude 22.408889
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.8203,22.4089
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 133.0
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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 38.75, 22.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 22.25
38.75 22.25 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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Wikidata: Heraclea in Trachis
Wikidata Q1231448, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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