Pournára
Pournára is a locality in Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece. Pournára is situated nearby to the hamlet Mavrovoros, Aitoloakarnania, as well as near the village Agia Sofia, Aetolia-Acarnania.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia and Thermos.
Thermos
Ruins
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Thermos is situated 4 km southeast of Pournára.
Temple of Apollo Thermios
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture". Temple of Apollo Thermios is situated 4 km southeast of Pournára.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dafnias.
Dafnias
Village
Photo: Gpapanasta, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dafnias is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Pournára.
Pournára
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Pournara”
- Location: Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.584° or 38° 35′ 2″ northLongitude
21.63503° or 21° 38′ 6″ eastElevation
274 metres (899 feet)Open location code
8GC3HJMP+J2GeoNames ID
254759
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In Other Languages
“Pournára” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Pournára”
- Greek: “Πουρνάρα”
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Localities in the Area
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