Thermopylae
Thermopylae is a pass in Lamia, Phthiotis, Central Greece. Thermopylae is situated nearby to the hamlet Loutra Thermopilon, as well as near the locality Drakospiliá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortified Hill of Kolonos and Anthela.
Fortified Hill of Kolonos
Peak
Kolonos Hill is a hill in Central Greece. It is located in the narrow coastal passage known as Thermopylae, and is near the city of Lamia.
Anthela
Anthela or Anthele was a town and polis of Malis in Ancient Thessaly. Herodotus places the town between the small river Phoenix and Thermopylae which was a celebrated pass between Thessaly and Phocis.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anavra and Irakleia.
Anavra
Village
Photo: Gkaka, Public domain.
Anavra is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Thermopylae.
Irakleia
Village
Irakleia is a village in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located in the plain between Mount Oeta and the Malian Gulf, near the city of Lamia. In the Ottoman period it was known as Moustafabei, after a local Ottoman landlord. Irakleia is situated 8 km west of Thermopylae.
Eleftherochori
Village
Eleftherochori is a village in Phthiotis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipality of Lamia, and the municipal unit of Gorgopotamos. According to the 2021 census, its population was 46. Eleftherochori is situated 8 km southwest of Thermopylae.
Thermopylae
- Type: Pass
- Category: landform
- Location: Lamia, Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.8° or 38° 48′ northLongitude
22.53333° or 22° 32′ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8GC4RG2M+28GeoNames ID
252944
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Thermopylae” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thermopylae”
- Estonian: “Termopüülid”
- Finnish: “Thermopylai”
- French: “Thermopyles”
- German: “Thermopylen”
- Greek: “Thermopílai”
- Greek: “Thermopýlai”
- Greek: “Θερμοπύλαι” (historical)
- Greek: “Θερμοπύλες”
- Italian: “Termopili”
- Latin: “Thermopylae”
- Lithuanian: “Termopilų perėja”
- Polish: “Termopile”
- Portuguese: “Termópilas”
- Russian: “Фермопилы”
- Spanish: “Desfiladero de las Termópilas”
- Spanish: “Paso de las Termópilas”
- Spanish: “Termópilas”
- Swedish: “Thermopyle”
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