Apollonia or Apolonia (named after the Greek god

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

) may refer to :

Places and jurisdictions

Albania

Apollonia (Illyria) Apollonia (Ancient Greek, Koine Greek: Ἀπολλωνία, ἡ; city-ethnic: Ἀπολλωνιάτης, ''Apolloniates''; la, Apollonia; sq, Apollonia or ''Apolonia'') was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis ...

, now Pojani (Polina) in Albania; former bishopric, now Latin titular see

Bulgaria

Apollonia, Thrace Sozopol ( bg, Созопол , el, Σωζόπολη, translit=Sozopoli) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the ...

, now Sozopol, Bulgaria

Greece

Apollonia (Aetolia) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was a town on the frontiers of ancient Aetolia and Phocis near Naupactus. Stephanus of Byzantium connects this Apollonia with Homeric Cyparissus. See also * List of ancient Greek cities A ''list'' is any ...

, a town near Naupactus *

Apollonia (Argolis) Troezen (; ancient Greek: Τροιζήν, modern Greek: Τροιζήνα ) is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern Peloponnese, Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the munic ...

, also known as Troezen *

Apollonia (Athos) Apollonia (Greek language, Greek: ) was an ancient town in the peninsula of Acte, or Mount Athos in Macedonia, the inhabitants of which were called ''Macrobii''. Homer mentions Athos in the ''Iliad'' (Rhapsody 219) and, in connection to Mount Athos, ...

, a city on Mount Athos *

Apollonia (Chalcidice) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was the ancient chief town of Chalcidice in Macedonia, situated north of Olynthus, and a little south of the Chalcidian mountains. That this Apollonia is a different place from Apollonia in Mygdonia, appears f ...

, a city in the Chalcidice *

Apollonia (Echinades) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was an ancient town on one of the islands of the Echinades in ancient Acarnania. Its site is unlocated. References Populated places in ancient Acarnania Populated places in ancient Ionian Islands Forme ...

, a town in the Echniades *

Apollonia (Kavala) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was an ancient town of the region of Edonis in Thrace and later of Macedon. It was located near tower Pirgos Apollonias on the mainland of Kavala (northern Greece) opposite the island of Thasos, described by the ...

, a city in Kavala, northern Greece *

Apollonia (Mygdonia) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was a town of Mygdonia in Macedon, south of Lake Bolbe, and north of the Chalcidian mountains, on the road from Thessalonica to Amphipolis, as we learn from the Acts of the Apostles, and the Itineraries. Pli ...

, an inland city near modern Apollonia, Thessaloniki, reportedly visited by the Apostle Paul *

Apollonia, Sifnos (ancient town) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was an ancient town on the island of Siphnos Sifnos ( el, Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia (pop. 869), is hom ...

, an ancient town on the island of

Sifnos Sifnos ( el, Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia (pop. 869), is home of the island's folklore museum and library. The town's name is thought to come f ...

Apollonia (Sifnos) Apollonia (also called Stavri) is a village in Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece. It is the capital (''chora'') and largest village of the island with 869 inhabitants as of the 2011 Greek Census. It is the head of the homonymous municipality, which include ...

, the main town on the island of

, taking its name from the former *

Apollonia, Thessaloniki Apollonia is an ancient town (former Apollonia in Mygdonia) and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is ...

* Five cities on Crete: **

Apellonia Apellonia ( grc, Ἀπελλωνία), also Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία), was a town and ''polis'' (city-state) of ancient Crete. The site of Apellonia is located near modern Agia Pelagia Agia Pelagia ( el, Αγία Πελαγία, "Saint Pelagi ...

, also called Apollonia, on the north coast **

Apollonia (northern Crete) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was a city of ancient Crete, near Knossos, the inhabitants of which were most treacherously treated by the Cydoniatae, who were their friends and allies. The editors of the ''Barrington Atlas of the Greek and R ...

, on the north coast **

Apollonia (southern Crete) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία), also called Eleuthera (Ἐλεύθερα) was an ancient city of Crete, on the south coast. William Smith states that the philosopher Diogenes Apolloniates was a native of the environs of Apollonia (the ''Apo ...

, on the south coast **

Eleutherna Eleutherna ( grc-gre, Ἐλεύθερνα), also called Apollonia ( grc-gre, Ἀπολλωνία), was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the sit ...

, inland city also called Apollonia **

Kydonia Kydonia or Cydonia (; grc, Κυδωνία; lat, Cydonia) was an ancient city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. It is at the site of the modern-day Greek city of Chania. In legend Cydonia was founded by King Cydon (), a son ...

, also called Apollonia

Italy

Apollonia (Sicily) Apollonia ( Greek: ) was an ancient city of Sicily, which, according to Stephanus of Byzantium, was situated in the neighbourhood of Aluntium and Calacte. The city was founded by Dionysius I of Syracuse as an outpost against the Carthaginians ...

in Northern Sicily * Sant'Apollonia (Ancona), in

Corinaldo Corinaldo is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche region of central Italy. It is about north of Assisi. It is home to well-preserved 14th-century walls, and was the birthplace of Saint Maria Goretti; it is also the s ...

, province of Ancona *

Sant'Apollonia (Brescia) Sant'Apollonia was a former Benedictine convent, founded in 1339, just north of the center of Florence, in Italy. Some of the remaining structures are demarcated on three sides by via Ventisette Aprile, via Santa Reparata, and Via San Gallo, locat ...

, township in

Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno ( Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Geography Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of ...

, province of Brescia *

Sant'Apollonia (Lecco) Sant'Apollonia was a former Benedictine convent, founded in 1339, just north of the center of Florence, in Italy. Some of the remaining structures are demarcated on three sides by via Ventisette Aprile, via Santa Reparata, and Via San Gallo, locat ...

, township in

Viganò Viganò is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,804 and an area of .All demographics ...

, locality of Lecco *

Sant'Apollonia (Padua) Sant'Apollonia was a former Benedictine convent, founded in 1339, just north of the center of Florence, in Italy. Some of the remaining structures are demarcated on three sides by via Ventisette Aprile, via Santa Reparata, and Via San Gallo, loc ...

, township in

Bagnoli di Sopra Bagnoli di Sopra ( vec, Bagnołi de Sora) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about south of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,837 and a ...

Padua, Veneto *

Sant'Apollonia (Turin) Sant'Apollonia was a former Benedictine convent, founded in 1339, just north of the center of Florence, in Italy. Some of the remaining structures are demarcated on three sides by via Ventisette Aprile, via Santa Reparata, and Via San Gallo, locat ...

, township in

Val della Torre Val della Torre is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, ...

, province Turin, in the Piedmont region *

Fondamenta Sant'Apollonia Fondamente (; oc, Fondamenta) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Sorgues Sorgues (; oc, Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes ...

, in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

, Veneto

Asia

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern border of Java island, on the Mad ...

, Indonesia; formerly the Dutch settlement of Fort Apollonia * Apollonia-Arsuf, near modern

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it ...

, Israel ; Anatolia (Turkey) *

Apollonia (Lycia) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was a city in ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located near Kiliçli (Sıçak), a small village in the Kaş district of Antalya Province, Turkey. History The city isn't mentioned by any ancient author. The ...

, an ancient city in Lycia *

Apollonia (Lydia) Apollonis ( grc, Ἀπολλωνίς), also known as Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία), Apollones (Ἀπολλώνης), and Apollonias (Ἀπολλωνίας), was a city in ancient Lydia. It was located south of Apollonia (Mysia), Apollonia in Mys ...

, an ancient city in Lydia, also Apollonis *

Apollonia (Mysia) Apollonia ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία) was a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, situated on an eminence east of Pergamum, on the way to Sardis. It seems to have been near the borders of Mysia and Lydia. The site of Apollonia is located between ...

, an ancient city in Mysia * Apollonia (Pisidia) (later called Sozopolis), an ancient city in Pisidia *

Apollonia ad Rhyndacum Apollonia or Apollonia-on-the-Rhyndacus ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία ἐπὶ Ῥυνδακῷ, ''Apollōnía épì Ryndakō''; la, Apollonia ad Rhyndacum) was an ancient town opposite the delta of the Rhyndacus river in northwestern Anatolia and ...

, a town astride the river Rhyndacus in Bithynia next to the lake Apolloniatis *

Apollonia Salbaces Apollonia Salbaces or Apollonia Salbakes ( grc, Ἀπολλωνία Σαλβάκη) was a town in ancient Caria, Anatolia. It became the seat of a bishop, and under the name Apollonia Salbace it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Chur ...

, an ancient city in Anatolia *

Assos Assos (; grc-gre, Ἄσσος, la, Assus) is a beautiful small and historically important town on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey. It is on the southern side of Biga Peninsula (better known by its a ...

, also called Apollonia *

Tripolis on the Meander Tripolis on the Meander ( el, Τρίπολις, ''Eth.'' el, Τριπολίτης, la, Tripolis ad Maeandrum) – also Neapolis ( el, Νεάπολις), Apollonia ( el, Απολλωνία), and Antoniopolis ( Greek: Αντωνιόπολις)& ...

, also called Apollonia

Elsewhere

* Sainte-Apollonie island (''Île de Sainte-Apollonie''), on the

Mayenne river The Mayenne () is a long river in western France, principally located in the French region of Pays de la Loire. Together with the river Sarthe and its tributary the Loir it forms the Maine, which is a tributary to the Loire. Geography Its sourc ...

in Pays de la Loire, France *

Fort Apollonia Fort Apollonia is a fort in Beyin, Ghana. The name Apollonia was given to the area by a Portuguese explorer who sighted the place on the Feast of Saint Apollonia, 9 February. Because of its importance during the European colonial period and its t ...

, Beyin, Ghana *

Apollonia, Cyrenaica Apollonia ( gr, Ἀπολλωνία) in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, to the southwest. Apollonia becam ...

, Libya *

Apolonia, Texas Apolonia is an unincorporated community in Grimes County Grimes County is a county located in southeastern Texas in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,268. The seat of the county is Anderson. The county was forme ...

, US *

Apollonia, Wisconsin Apollonia is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stubbs, Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. Apollonia is located along U.S. Route 8 west-southwest of Bruce The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Norm ...

, US

In space

358 Apollonia Apolonia (minor planet designation: 358 Apolonia) is a large Asteroid belt, Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice. References External links

* * Background asteroids, 000358 Discoverie ...

, a large main belt asteroid *

Apollonia (Mercury) This is a list of the albedo features of the planet Mercury as seen by early telescopic observation. Early telescopic observations of Mercury were based on the assumption that Mercury keeps one of its faces permanently turned toward the Sun, th ...

, an albedo feature on the planet Mercury

People

Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia ( el, Αγία Απολλωνία, cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius ...

of Alexandria (died 249) *

Apollonia Kotero Patricia Apollonia Kotero (born August 2, 1959) is an American singer, actress, former model and talent manager. She is known for co-starring in Prince's 1984 film '' Purple Rain'' and for having been the lead singer of the girl group Apollonia ...

(born 1959), American musician and actress **

Apollonia 6 Apollonia 6 was a 1980s American female singing trio. Origin Apollonia 6 was created by recording artist Prince, who had also created the group Vanity 6 one year prior in 1982, but the groups did not exist simultaneously. After a number of dis ...

, a musical group led by Apollonia Kotero

Fictional

Apollonia Vitelli Corleone This is a list of characters from the film series ''The Godfather'' consisting of ''The Godfather'' (1972), ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974) and ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), based on Mario Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name, as ...

, a character in Mario Puzo's ''The Godfather'' saga * Apollonia, aka The Black Knight, a playable character in the Japanese gacha game ''

Granblue Fantasy ( Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2 ...

Other uses

Apollonia University The Apollonia University is a private university in Iași, Romania. Founded in 1991, it was named in honor of the Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia ( el, Αγία Απολλωνία, cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ) was one of ...

, a private university in Iași, Romania *

KF Apolonia Fier KF Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their hom ...

, an Albanian football club based in Fier