Rovies
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Local community Rovies Τοπική Κοινότητα Ροβιών (Ροβιές) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Greece | ||
| Regional district | Fokida | ||
| local community | Mandoudi-Limni-Agia Anna | ||
| Parish | Limni (Elymnii) | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 38 ° 49 ′ N , 23 ° 14 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
10 m town center |
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| surface | 56,954 km² | ||
| Residents | 1271 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 22.32 Ew. / km² | ||
Rovies ( modern Greek Ροβιές ( f. Pl. ), Ancient Greek Όρόβιαι Oróbiai ) is a coastal town in the municipality of Mandoudi-Limni-Agia Anna in the northwest of the Greek island of Evia , 50 km northwest of Chalkis . It was known in antiquity for its oracle site of Apollon Selinuntios. In 426 BC Chr. The city was by a heavy earthquake in the Gulf of Evia devastated and the subsequent tidal wave.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)