Pitrofos
Pitrofos is a village in Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands and has about 330 residents. Pitrofos is situated nearby to the village Aladinón, as well as near the hamlet Melida.- 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.
Andros
Photo: Freya, Public domain.
Andros is a large, mountainous island in the Cyclades, with beautiful beaches, monasteries and abundant water sources. It has active farming communities and villages, and three main towns/resorts: Gavrio, Chora Andros, and Batsi.
Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis is situated 3½ km west of Pitrofos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Menites and Palaiopoli.
Palaiopoli
Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiopoli is an ancient city on the west coast of Andros 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. Palaiopoli is situated 4 km west of Pitrofos.
Chóra
Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andros, also called Chora, is a town and a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece. 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 Korthio and Ydrousa. Chóra is situated 6 km northeast of Pitrofos.
Pitrofos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Andros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.8143° or 37° 48′ 52″ northLongitude
24.87686° or 24° 52′ 37″ eastPopulation
330Elevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)Open location code
8G96RV7G+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1847223481OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255156Wikidata 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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aladinón and Melida.
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