Skliros
Skliros is a village in the municipality of Oichalia, Messenia, southern Greece. In its district lies the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. It is 5 km south of Andritsaina, 4 km northwest of Kakaletri and 20 km west of Megalopoli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 48 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Sklirón” and “Sklirós”
- Postal code: 27061
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bassae and Temple of Apollo Epicurius.
Bassae
Photo: Tuh de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Ruins
Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Sostis and Kakaletri.
Agios Sostis
Village
Agios Sostis is a small village located at the borders of Arcadia, Elis and Messenia regional units, in southern Greece. It is part of the municipality Oichalia in Messenia. Agios Sostis is situated 3½ km east of Skliros.
Kakaletri
Village
Kakaletri is a village in the municipality of Oichalia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. The name is related to the Greek family name "Kakaletris", which is often met in places around the village, including Pyrgos, Kalamata and Sparti. Kakaletri is situated 4 km south of Skliros.
Andritsaina
Village
Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andritsaina is a village, a community and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. Andritsaina is situated 5 km north of Skliros.
Skliros
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Oichalia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.44058° or 37° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
21.91727° or 21° 55′ 2″ eastPopulation
48Elevation
901 metres (2,956 feet)Open location code
8G93CWR8+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 847927001OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
253596Wikidata ID
Q2296799
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Skliros” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Skliros”
- Greek: “Σκληρός Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Σκληρός”
- Irish: “Skliros”
- Russian: “Склирос”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skliros”. Photo: Grzontan, CC BY-SA 3.0.