Thoriko

Thoriko is a village in , and has about 227 residents. Thoriko is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 227 residents
  • Description: settlement in Attica, Greece
  • Also known as: “Theriko”, “Thorícus”, “Thorikon”, and “Thorikos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Theatre of Thorikos and Thorikos.

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , situated north of , was an ancient Greek theater in the demos of in Attica, Greece. It holds the distinction of being the world's oldest known theater, dating back to its construction around 525–480 BC.

Photo: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Thoricus was a city, and later a deme in the southern portion of ancient Attica, one of the twelve original settlements that were united in the synoikismos attributed to Theseus to form Archaic Athens.

Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavrio and Agios Konstantinos.

Photo: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the southeastern part of , , 54 km southeast of central and part of Athens metropolitan area.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC0.
is a village and a former community in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality , which is a municipal unit. It was named after Saint Constantine. is situated 3 km west of Thoriko.

Hamlet
Kato is a settlement in Southeastern under the administration of the Municipality of . The settlement is 36.7 miles from , 2.5 miles from , and 3 miles from . is situated 6 km south of Thoriko.

Thoriko

Latitude
37.7326° or 37° 43′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.04836° or 24° 2′ 54″ east
Population
227
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G96P2MX+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2061570132
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
252894
Wiki­data ID
Q24896577
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thoriko” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thorikón”
  • French: “Thorikó”
  • Greek: “Θορικό”
  • Greek: “Θωρικό”
  • Irish: “Thorikos”
  • Swedish: “Thorikón”

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