Plaka
Plaka is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is 1 km south of Soulos, 3 km northeast of Thoknia, 3 km southwest of Nea Ekklisoula and 4 km northwest of Megalopoli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 54 residents
- Description: human settlement in Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece
- Also known as: “Chérkezi”, “Kerkezi”, “Kérkezi”, “Plaka, Arcadia”, and “Tsérkezi”
- Postal code: 22200
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancient Theater of Megalopolis.
Ancient Theater of Megalopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancient Theater of Megalopolis is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Plaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soulos and Nea Ekklisoula.
Soulos
Hamlet
Soulos is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside, 1 km north of Plaka, 2 km southeast of Katsimpalis, 2 km west of Nea Ekklisoula and 5 km northwest of Megalopoli.
Nea Ekklisoula
Village
Nea Ekklisoula is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated near the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 450 m elevation. Nea Ekklisoula is situated 2½ km east of Plaka.
Katsimpalis
Village
Katsimpalis is a village in the municipal unit of Gortyna, southwest Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside above the right bank of the river Alfeios. Katsimpalis is situated 2½ km northwest of Plaka.
Plaka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Megalopoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.42949° or 37° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
22.11012° or 22° 6′ 36″ eastPopulation
54Elevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)Open location code
8G94C4H6+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1636940987OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255127Wikidata ID
Q7200819
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In Other Languages
From French to Romanian—“Plaka” goes by many names.
- French: “Pláka (Mégalopolis, Arcadie)”
- French: “Pláka”
- German: “Plaka”
- Greek: “Κερκέζι”
- Greek: “Πλάκα Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Πλάκα Μεγαλόπολης Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Πλάκα Μεγαλόπολης”
- Greek: “Πλάκα”
- Irish: “Plaka”
- Romanian: “Plaka (Arcadia)”
- Romanian: “Plaka”
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