Pyrgos
Pyrgos is a village in the municipality Trifylia, Peloponnese, Greece. Between 1912 and 1997, when it joined Gargalianoi, it was an independent community.- Type: Village with 669 residents
- Description: village in Trifylia, Messenia, Greece
- Also known as: “Pirgáki”, “Pirgos”, “Pírgos”, and “Pyrgos, Gargalianoi”
- Postal code: 24400
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Chora.
Archaeological Museum of Chora
Museum
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Chora is a museum in Chora, Messenia, in southern Greece, whose collections focus on the Mycenaean civilization, particularly from the excavations at the Palace of Nestor and other regions of Messenia. Archaeological Museum of Chora is situated 3½ km southeast of Pyrgos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ampelofyto and Chora.
Chora
Town
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chora is a small town in the western part of Messenia, in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. With a population of 2,609 inhabitants as of 2021, it is the largest settlement in the municipality of Pylos-Nestoras and the sixth largest settlement in Messenia. Chora is situated 3 km southeast of Pyrgos.
Mouzaki
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mouzaki is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Pyrgos.
Pyrgos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Trifylia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.07394° or 37° 4′ 26″ northLongitude
21.69394° or 21° 41′ 38″ eastPopulation
669Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8G933MFV+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1735465725OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255231Wikidata ID
Q16898922
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Pyrgos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πύργος Τριφυλίας Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πύργος Τριφυλίας”
- Greek: “Πύργος”
- Irish: “Pyrgos”
- Russian: “Пиргос”
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