Megali Vrysi

Megali Vrysi is a hamlet in Sparti, Laconia and has about 19 residents and an elevation of 927 metres. Megali Vrysi is situated nearby to the village Vamvakou, as well as near Vresthena.

Type: Hamlet with 19 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Megali Vrisi”, “Megáli Vrísi”, and “Megali Vrisi, Laconia”
Postal code: 23067

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vamvakou and Vresthena.

Vamvakou

Village

Photo: FilipposTrains, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vamvakou is a village in Laconia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2021, it had a population of 82. It is notable as the birthplace of the parents of Stavros Niarchos and Ioannis Coumantaros who founded two of Greece's most powerful shipping dynasties.

Vresthena

Village

Vresthena is a small village in the Parnon mountains, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Sparta. Vresthena is situated 3½ km west of Megali Vrysi.

Karyes

Village

Photo: Leventia, Public domain.

Karyes is a village of the Peloponnese peninsula, which is located in the southern part of Greece. The Peloponnese is made up of a number of states and Karyes belongs to the state of Laconia in which Sparta is the capital. Karyes is situated 7 km northwest of Megali Vrysi.

Megali Vrysi

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.23578° or 37° 14′ 9″ north

Longitude

22.5375° or 22° 32′ 15″ east

Population

Elevation

927 metres (3,041 feet)

Open location code

8G946GPP+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1748715156

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

257418

Wikidata ID

Q21601314

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In Other Languages

“Megali Vrysi” goes by many names.

Greek: “Μεγάλη Βρύση Λακωνίας”
Greek: “Μεγάλη Βρύση”

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