Petralona
Petralona is a village in Messene, Messenia and has about 53 residents. Petralona is situated nearby to the village Manganiako, as well as near Zermpisia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 53 residents
- Description: village in Messenia, Greece
- Also known as: “Vervitsa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Messene and Agora.
Messene
Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY 3.0.
Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese. It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene. Messene is situated 3½ km east of Petralona.
Agora
Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agora is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km east of Petralona.
Messene Asclepeion
Archaeological site
Photo: Ioannis Houvardas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Messene Asclepeion is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km east of Petralona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koromilea and Mavromati.
Koromilea
Village
Koromilea is a village located in the central, mountainous area of Messenia, Greece. It is a settlement of 35 inhabitants, administratively belonging to the municipal unit Trikorfo. Koromilea is situated 3½ km southwest of Petralona.
Mavromati
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
Mavromati is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Petralona.
Arsinoi
Village
Arsinoi is a local community of the municipal unit Ithomi, of the municipality of Messini within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided. Arsinoi is situated 4 km east of Petralona.
Petralona
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.17445° or 37° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
21.88128° or 21° 52′ 53″ eastPopulation
53Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)Open location code
8G935VFJ+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1738544973OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255437Wikidata ID
Q21601597
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Petralona” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Petrálona”
- Greek: “Βερβίτσα Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πετράλωνα Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πετράλωνα”
- Irish: “Petralona”
- Russian: “Петралона”
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Localities in the Area
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