Pyrgos
Pyrgos is a mountain village located in Corinthia, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 469 residents
- Description: village in Corinthia, Greece
- Also known as: “Pirgos” and “Pyrgos, Corinthia”
- Postal code: 20009
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalachakra Stupa.
Kalachakra Stupa
Buddhist temple
Kalachakra Stupa is a stupa located just outside Lagkadaiika village, in the Xylokastro area of the Corinthia region of southern Greece, overlooking the Gulf of Corinth. It is the largest stupa in Southeastern Europe. Kalachakra Stupa is situated 3½ km south of Pyrgos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derveni and Aegae.
Derveni
Village
Photo: Alaniaris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derveni is a coastal town in Corinthia in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Evrostina. Its population stands at 941 but rises dramatically during the holiday season and many of the houses and flats are second residencies to people living mostly in Athens or Patras. Derveni is situated 5 km north of Pyrgos.
Aegae
Village
Photo: Vkaramouzos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aegae is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Pyrgos.
Monastiri
Village
Photo: Alaniaris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monastiri is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Pyrgos.
Pyrgos
- Category: locality
- Location: Xylokastro-Evrostina, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.08768° or 38° 5′ 16″ northLongitude
22.43836° or 22° 26′ 18″ eastPopulation
469Elevation
620 metres (2,034 feet)Open location code
8GC43CQQ+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 1765500559OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255227Wikidata ID
Q7263518
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pyrgos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pírgos”
- Dutch: “Pyrgos, Corinthia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “پيرجوس”
- Greek: “Πύργος Κορινθίας”
- Greek: “Πύργος”
- Swedish: “Pírgos”
- “Pyrgos”
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