Magoula

Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, . It is the former seat of the municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 1,390 residents
  • Description: village in Laconia, Greece
  • Postal code: 23100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mystras and Archaeological Museum of Sparta.

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is a fortress town and archaeological site in , , , known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea, a rump state that was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century shortly after the fall of .

Museum
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The , founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. is situated 2½ km east of Magoula.

Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. is situated 2½ km east of Magoula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparta and Mystras.

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is a city and municipality in the region of , and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient within the Evrotas Valley.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Magoula.

Village
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is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos , a medieval Greek military leader. is situated 4 km northeast of Magoula.

Magoula

Latitude
37.08008° or 37° 4′ 48″ north
Longitude
22.40475° or 22° 24′ 17″ east
Population
1,390
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
8G943CJ3+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1482973424
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
258011
Wiki­data ID
Q2749866
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Magoula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماغولا”
  • Bulgarian: “Магула”
  • Cebuano: “Magoúla”
  • Dutch: “Magoula”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماجولا”
  • Finnish: “Magoúla (Lakonia)”
  • Finnish: “Magoúla”
  • French: “Magoula”
  • French: “Magoúla”
  • Greek: “Μαγούλα Λακωνίας”
  • Greek: “Μαγούλα”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Magoúla i Lakonía”
  • Russian: “Магула”
  • Swedish: “Magoúla”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument to the Fallen, Magoula and Πύργος Φικιώρη.

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