Petrochori
Petrochori is a village in Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 527 residents. Petrochori is situated nearby to the hamlet Prionaiika, as well as near Marathos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 527 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Petrohori”, “Petrokhóri”, and “Petrokhórion”
- Postal code: 30008
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thermos and Temple of Apollo Thermios.
Thermos
Ruins
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture".
Temple of Apollo Thermios
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thermos was an ancient Greek sanctuary, which served as the regular meeting place of the Aetolian League. Its focal point was the temple of Apollo Thermios of about 630 to 610 BC, "one of the earliest developed Doric temples known and a monument of primary importance for our knowledge of the history of Greek architecture".
Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Agios Nikolaos, Agia Sofia is situated 4 km north of Petrochori.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diasello (Thermo) and Kato Makrinou.
Diasello (Thermo)
Hamlet
Photo: Αρκάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diasello (Thermo) is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Petrochori.
Kato Makrinou
Village
Kato Makrinou is a village in the municipal unit of Makryneia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in a valley southeast of Lake Trichonida. It is 2 km northeast of Makrinou, 10 km southeast of Gavalou and 20 km northwest of Naupactus. Kato Makrinou is situated 7 km south of Petrochori.
Analipsi
Village
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Analipsi is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Petrochori.
Petrochori
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Thermo, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.54481° or 38° 32′ 41″ northLongitude
21.64873° or 21° 38′ 55″ eastPopulation
527Elevation
331 metres (1,086 feet)Open location code
8GC3GJVX+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 286653952OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255400Wikidata ID
Q21570690
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Petrochori” goes by many names.
- French: “Petrochori”
- German: “Petrochori”
- Greek: “Petrochóri”
- Greek: “Petrochórion”
- Greek: “Πετροχώρι Αιτωλοακαρνανίας”
- Greek: “Πετροχώρι”
- Greek: “Πετροχώριον”
- Irish: “Petrohori”
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Localities in the Area
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