Orchomenos

Orchomenos is a town in , , and has about 5,780 residents. Orchomenos is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near .
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 5,780 residents
  • Description: modern Greek city in Boeotia
  • Also known as: “Adámas”, “Adhámas”, “Athámas”, “Kalpáki”, “Mint of Orchomenus”, “Orchomenus”, “Orhomenós”, “Skripoú”, “Αθάμας”, “Καλπάκι”, “Πετρομαγούλα”, “Σκριπού”, “Архамен (Беотыя)”, “Калпаки”, “オルコメノス”, and “オルホメノス”
  • Postal code: 32300

Places of Interest

Highlights: Panagia Skripou Monastery and Ancient Theatre of Orchomenus.

Church
Photo: Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in Orchomenus, , Greece.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Andreas and Pyrgos.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Orchomenos.

Hamlet
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is a small village in , possible site of Homeric Nisa. is situated 5 km northeast of Orchomenos.

Hamlet
is a subdivision of the municipality of , . is situated 9 km west of Orchomenos.

Orchomenos

Latitude
38.49332° or 38° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
22.97971° or 22° 58′ 47″ east
Population
5,780
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR ORC
Open location code
8GC4FXVH+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 283667588
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
256268
Wiki­data ID
Q543895
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Orchomenos” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Orchomenos”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ὀρχομενός”
  • Arabic: “أورخومينوس”
  • Armenian: “Օրխոմենոս”
  • Asturian: “Orchomenus”
  • Azerbaijani: “Orxomenos”
  • Belarusian: “Архамен”
  • Breton: “Orc’homenos”
  • Bulgarian: “Орхоменос”
  • Catalan: “Orcomen”
  • Cebuano: “Orchomenós”
  • Chinese: “奥尔霍迈诺斯”
  • Czech: “Orchomenos”
  • Dutch: “Orchomenos”
  • Dutch: “Orchomenus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اورخومينوس”
  • Finnish: “Orchomenós”
  • French: “Orchomène”
  • French: “Orchomenos”
  • German: “Orchomenos”
  • Greek: “Αδάμας”
  • Greek: “Ορχομενός Βοιωτίας”
  • Greek: “Ορχομενός”
  • Hungarian: “Orkhomenosz”
  • Indonesian: “Orkhomenos”
  • Italian: “Orcomeno”
  • Japanese: “オルコメノス (ボイオーティア)”
  • Latin: “Orchomenus”
  • Lithuanian: “Orchomenas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orkhomenós”
  • Persian: “ارکومنوس (بویوتیا)”
  • Persian: “ارکومنوس”
  • Polish: “Orchomenos”
  • Portuguese: “Orcômeno”
  • Romanian: “Orchomenos”
  • Russian: “Орхοменοс”
  • Russian: “Орхомен”
  • Russian: “Орхоменос”
  • Serbian: “Orhomenus (Beotija)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Orhomen”
  • Slovak: “Orchomenos”
  • Spanish: “Orcómeno”
  • Swedish: “Orchomenos, Boiotien”
  • Turkish: “Kalpak”
  • Ukrainian: “Орхомен”
  • Vietnamese: “Orchomenos”
  • “Orchomenós”

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