Gerakofoliá

Gerakofoliá is a ridge in Peloponnese, Greece and has an elevation of 784 metres. Gerakofoliá is situated nearby to the village Vresthena, as well as near the hamlet Megali Vrysi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vresthena and Karyes.

Vresthena

Village

Vresthena is a small village in the Parnon mountains, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Sparta. Vresthena is situated 3 km east of Gerakofoliá.

Karyes is a village of the Peloponnese peninsula, which is located in the southern part of Greece. The Peloponnese is made up of a number of states and Karyes belongs to the state of Laconia in which Sparta is the capital. Karyes is situated 7 km northeast of Gerakofoliá.

Vamvakou

Village

Photo: FilipposTrains, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vamvakou is a village in Laconia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2021, it had a population of 82. It is notable as the birthplace of the parents of Stavros Niarchos and Ioannis Coumantaros who founded two of Greece's most powerful shipping dynasties. Vamvakou is situated 8 km east of Gerakofoliá.

Gerakofoliá

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 784 metres
Also known as: “Gerakofolia”, “Rákhi Yerakofolías”, and “Yerakofoliá”
Category: landform
Location: Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.23407° or 37° 14′ 3″ north

Longitude

22.46609° or 22° 27′ 58″ east

Elevation

784 metres (2,572 feet)

Open location code

8G946FM8+JC

GeoNames ID

251407

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In Other Languages

“Gerakofoliá” goes by many names.

Greek: “Gerakofoliá”
Greek: “Γερακοφωλιά”

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