Archaia Pisa
Pisa is a village situated 2.15 kilometres to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 331 residents
- Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
- Also known as: “Miráka” and “Moirákia”
- Postal code: 27065
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koskinas and Ancient Olympia.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. Ancient Olympia is situated 2½ km west of Archaia Pisa.
Kladeos
Village
Kladeos is a community in Elis in Greece. It is part of the municipality of Olympia. It is 4 km northeast of Olympia and 5 km south of Kryoneri. Kladeos is situated 4 km north of Archaia Pisa.
Archaia Pisa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64459° or 37° 38′ 41″ northLongitude
21.6537° or 21° 39′ 13″ eastPopulation
331Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8G93JMV3+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1746903779OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
256936Wikidata ID
Q21588245
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Archaia Pisa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Archea Pisa”
- Finnish: “Archaía Písa”
- German: “Archea Pisa”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Πίσα Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Πίσα”
- Greek: “Μιράκα”
- Polish: “Archea Pisa”
- Russian: “Архея Писа”
- Russian: “Архея-Писа”
- Turkish: “Antik Pisa”
- “Archaia Pisa”
- “Miraka”
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