Pitrofos

Pitrofos is a village in , , and has about 330 residents. Pitrofos is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Village with 330 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Pistrofós”
  • Postal code: 84500

Places of Interest

Highlights include Andros and Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis.

Photo: Freya, Public domain.
is a large, mountainous island in the , with beautiful beaches, monasteries and abundant water sources. It has active farming communities and villages, and three main towns/resorts: Gavrio, Chora , and Batsi.

Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km west of Pitrofos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menites and Palaiopoli.

Village
Photo: Ioannis Fakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ancient city on the west coast of in the Cyclades Islands, Greece, and was the capital of Andros, during the Classical period. From the archaic to the first Byzantine period, the center of the island's activities is traced to the area of Paleopolis, which is found on the west side of the island, at a distance of 5 kilometers from Ipsili and 10 kilometers from Zagora. is situated 4 km west of Pitrofos.

Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andros, also called Chora, is a town and a former municipality on the island of , in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit, and shares the island of Andros with the municipal units of and Ydrousa. is situated 6 km northeast of Pitrofos.

Pitrofos

Latitude
37.8143° or 37° 48′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.87686° or 24° 52′ 37″ east
Population
330
Elevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)
Open location code
8G96RV7G+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1847223481
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255156
Wiki­data ID
Q12883493
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Russian—“Pitrofos” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Питрофос”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پيتروفوس”
  • French: “Pitrofós”
  • Greek: “Πιτροφός Άνδρου”
  • Greek: “Πιτροφός”
  • Italian: “Pitrofos”
  • Russian: “Питрофос”

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