Messene

Messene, officially Ancient Messene, is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of . It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient Messene.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek city in Peloponnese
  • Also known as: “Ancient Messini”, “Messine”, “Messini”, “Mint of Messene”, “Ruins of Messene”, “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Αρχαίας Μεσσήνης”, “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Μεσσήνης”, “Μεσσάνα”, “Месіні”, “Мессі”, “Мессіни”, “メシニ”, “麦西尼”, and “墨塞涅”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Messene Asclepeion and Artemision.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ioannis Houvardas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 110 metres north of Messene.

Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 180 metres north of Messene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavromati and Arsinoi.

Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
is a village.

Village
is a local community of the municipal unit…

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Messene.

Messene

Latitude
37.17493° or 37° 10′ 30″ north
Longitude
21.91986° or 21° 55′ 12″ east
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open location code
8G935WF9+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280618725
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
257151
Wiki­data ID
Q1022117
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Messene” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميسيني”
  • Bulgarian: “Месена”
  • Catalan: “Messene”
  • Cebuano: “Messíni”
  • Chinese: “美西尼”
  • Czech: “Messene”
  • Danish: “Messene”
  • Dutch: “Messina”
  • Finnish: “Messene”
  • French: “Messène”
  • German: “Messene”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Μεσσήνη”
  • Greek: “Μεσσήνη”
  • Hebrew: “מסניה”
  • Hungarian: “Messzéné”
  • Indonesian: “Messene”
  • Italian: “Messene”
  • Japanese: “メッセネ”
  • Latin: “Messene”
  • Latvian: “Mesini”
  • Persian: “مسینی”
  • Polish: “Mesini”
  • Portuguese: “Messene”
  • Romanian: “Messene”
  • Russian: “Мессена”
  • Russian: “Мессина”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mesena”
  • Slovak: “Messene”
  • Slovenian: “Mesena”
  • Spanish: “Mesene”
  • Swedish: “Messíni”
  • Swiss German: “Messene”
  • Tamil: “மெஸ்சீன்”
  • Tatar: “Мессене борынгы каласы”
  • Turkish: “Messene”
  • Ukrainian: “Мессіні”
  • Urdu: “میسینی”
  • Vietnamese: “Messene”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Krontires and Petralona.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Funeral Monument and Grave Monument K3.

Messenia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kalamata and Pylos.

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