Platanos
Platanos is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: aplessas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 1,760 residents
- Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
- Also known as: “Platanos, Elis”
- Postal code: 27065
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 3½ km southeast of Platanos.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. Temple of Zeus is situated 3½ km southeast of Platanos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pelopio and Koskinas.
Pelopio
Village
Pelopio is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 passes south of the village.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Kafkonia
Village
Kafkonia is a small village in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located between the villages Pelopio and Chelidoni, 5 km north of Olympia. It is about 200m above sea level.
Platanos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.66754° or 37° 40′ 3″ northLongitude
21.61131° or 21° 36′ 41″ eastPopulation
1,760Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
8G93MJ96+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1746947333OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255030Wikidata ID
Q7202166
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Platanos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاتانوس، إليا”
- Arabic: “بلاتانوس”
- Cebuano: “Plátanos”
- Dutch: “Platanos, Elis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلاتانوس”
- French: “Plátanos”
- Greek: “Πλάτανος Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Πλάτανος”
- Irish: “Platanos”
- Russian: “Платанос”
- Swedish: “Plátanos”
- Turkish: “Platanos”
- “Platanos”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Railroad station of Platanos and Δημοτική Πίστα Πλατάνου Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας.
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