Zagano
Zagano is a hamlet in Sparti, Laconia and has about 61 residents. Zagano is situated nearby to the village Platana, as well as near the hamlet Riza Lakonias.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 61 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Zaganon” and “Zagánon”
- Postal code: 23100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaphio and Menelaion.
Vaphio
Archaeological site
Photo: Choliamb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The archaeological site of Menelaion is located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. Menelaion is situated 3 km northwest of Zagano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amykles and Sparta.
Amykles
Village
Amykles is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. Amykles is situated 3½ km southwest of Zagano.
Sparta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Kalyvia Sochas
Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 6.5 km south of the centre of Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 5 km southwest of Zagano.
Zagano
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.04067° or 37° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
22.4676° or 22° 28′ 3″ eastPopulation
61Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)Open location code
8G942FR9+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 1748715135OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
251294Wikidata ID
Q39008962
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Zagano” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ζαγάνο Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Ζαγάνο”
- Russian: “Загано”
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