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Country
  
Greece

Vehicle registration
  
ΚΡ

Municipality
  
Sikyona

Municipal unit
  
Sikyona

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Saturday 10:51 PM

Administrative region
  
Peloponnese

Regional unit
  
Corinthia

Titani

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 52% Humidity

Titanic sinks in real time 2 hours 40 minutes


Titani (Greek: Τιτάνη, before 1927: Βοϊβοντά - Voivonta, from the Slavic title "voivode") is a village in the municipality of Sikyona, Corinthia, Greece. It is situated at the foot of the mountain Vesizas, above the left bank of the river Asopos, at 580 m elevation. The ancient city Titane was situated near the present village. In 2011, it had a population of 216. It is 1 km northeast of Bozikas, 15 km southwest of Kiato and 27 km west of Corinth.

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Map of Titani 205 00, Greece

History

Ancient Titane was part of the city-state of Sicyon. It is named after Titan, a brother of Helios. The city had a temple of Asclepius, built by Alexanor, a grandson of Asclepius. There were also a temple of Athena, and an altar of the Winds. The acropolis of the ancient city has been excavated.

References

Titani Wikipedia