Thermopylae

Thermopylae is a village in , , and has about 280 residents. Thermopylae is situated near the hamlet , as well as near the village .
  • Village with about 280 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • Description: modern village in Greece
  • Postal code: 35009
  • Also known as
    “Thermopilai”
    “Thermopiles”
    “Thermopyles”
  • Historically known as
    “Dhrakospiliá”
    “Kalivai Dhrakospiliás”
    “Kalívia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortified Hill of Kolonos and Anthela.
Kolonos Hill is a hill in .
or Anthele was a town and polis of Malis in Ancient Thessaly. is situated 3 km west of Thermopylae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anavra and Mendenitsa.
Gkaka, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Thermopylae.
Choliamb, CC BY 4.0.
, in the Middle Ages known as Mountonitsa… is situated 8 km southeast of Thermopylae.
is a village in , . is situated 9 km west of Thermopylae.

Thermopylae

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Latitude
38.79968° or 38° 47′ 59″ north
Longitude
22.54505° or 22° 32′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GC4QGXW+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357575696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
252943
Wiki­data ID
Q21533414

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Russian—“Thermopylae” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Θερμοπύλαι”
  • Bulgarian: “Термопили”
  • Catalan: “Termòpiles”
  • Cebuano: “Thermopílai (lungsod sa Gresya)”
  • Cebuano: “Thermopílai”
  • Finnish: “Thermopýles (kylä)”
  • Finnish: “Thermopýles”
  • French: “Thermopyles”
  • German: “Thermopylen”
  • German: “Thermopyles (Thermopylen)”
  • Greek: “Δρακοσπηλιά” (historical)
  • Greek: “Θερμοπύλαι Φθιώτιδας”
  • Greek: “Θερμοπύλαι”
  • Greek: “Θερμοπύλες Φθιώτιδας”
  • Greek: “Θερμοπύλες”
  • Irish: “Thermopiles”
  • Italian: “Termopili”
  • Romanian: “Termopile”
  • Russian: “Термопилес/Фермопилы”
  • Russian: “Фермопи́лы”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Κέντρο Ιστορικής Ενημέρωσης Θερμοπυλών and Μουσείο Θερμοπυλών.

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