Stavros

Stavros is a village in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 56 residents. Stavros is situated nearby to the village Ampeliko, as well as near Akrasi.

Type: Village with 56 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Stavros Lesvou”
Historically known as: “Vourkos” and “Voúrkos”
Postal code: 81300

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrisa and Palaiochori.

Vrisa

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Vrisa is a village in the southern part of Lesbos island approximately 50 km from Mytilene. The village is named after one of the two girls Agamemnon took from Lesbos during the ten-year Trojan War. Vrisa is situated 6 km west of Stavros.

Palaiochori

Village

Palaiochori is a village on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated on a mountainside 12 km NW from the town of Plomari. The church of the village was built in 1864 and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. Palaiochori is situated 7 km southeast of Stavros.

Vatera

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. Vatera is ideal for relaxing baths, playing with children, walking and cycling. Vatera is situated 7 km southwest of Stavros.

Stavros

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.04736° or 39° 2′ 51″ north

Longitude

26.27314° or 26° 16′ 23″ east

Population

Elevation

60 metres (197 feet)

Open location code

8GF827WF+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 495027201

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

251738

Wikidata ID

Q21647412

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Stavros” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Stavrós (Lesbos)”
Finnish: “Stavrós”
French: “Stavros”
German: “Stavros”
Greek: “Βούρκος” (historical)
Greek: “Σταυρός Λέσβου”
Greek: “Σταυρός”
Russian: “Ставрос”
Turkish: “Stavros (Midilli)”

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