Riviotissa, Lakonia
Riviotissa, Lakonia is a hamlet in Sparti, Laconia and has about 357 residents. Riviotissa, Lakonia is situated nearby to the hamlet Agia Kyriaki, as well as near the village Καλογωνιά.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 357 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Riviotissa” and “Riviótissa”
- Postal code: 23100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menelaion and Archaeological Museum of Sparta.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The archaeological site of Menelaion is located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 3 km north of Riviotissa, Lakonia.
Vaphio
Archaeological site
Photo: Choliamb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some 5 mi south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas. Vaphio is situated 4 km southeast of Riviotissa, Lakonia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amykles and Sparta.
Amykles
Village
Amykles is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. Amykles is situated 3 km south of Riviotissa, Lakonia.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Kalyvia Sochas
Village
Κalyvia Sochas is a village in Laconia, in southern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 6.5 km south of the centre of Sparta. Kalyvia Sochas is situated 4½ km southwest of Riviotissa, Lakonia.
Riviotissa, Lakonia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.04948° or 37° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
22.44385° or 22° 26′ 38″ eastPopulation
357Elevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
8G942CXV+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1748826004OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
254304Wikidata ID
Q21601348
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Riviotissa, Lakonia” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ριβιώτισσα Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Ριβιώτισσα”
- Russian: “Рибиотисса”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Agia Kyriaki and Καλογωνιά.
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