Polyrrhenia was an ancient Greek city and city-state in the northwest of Crete, its territory stretching across the western end of the island from north to south. It flourished during the Archaic period alongside settlements such as Lato and Prinias, and it continued to thrive through the Roman and into the Byzantine periods. During Cretan civil conflicts around 219 BC, Polyrrhenia allied with the Lyctians and Achaeans against Knossos. The city held strategic importance through its port at Cisamus, and it benefited from Roman era infrastructure including an aqueduct built during the reign of Hadrian.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Polyrrhenia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 33 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 35.455, longitude 23.652
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 33 (2021)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.455,23.652
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 271.0
3. 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 35.25, 23.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 23.75
35.25 23.75 Csa
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tabQuote, 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
Polyrrhenia (Wikipedia)
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