Leventochori
Leventochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of Skourochori, 4 km northeast of Katakolo and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre.- Type: Village with 271 residents
- Description: village in Elis, Greece
- Also known as: “Levendokhóri”, “Levendokhórion”, and “Leventochori, Elis”
- Postal code: 27100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Panagia Skafidia Monastery and Tower of Skafidia.
Panagia Skafidia Monastery
Photo: Kolchak1923, CC0.
The Panagia Skafidia Monastery is an Orthodox Greek women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of Theotokos and is located in the County of Elis, in the Local Community of Skafidia, 12 km outside the town of Pyrgos.
Pheia
Archaeological site
Pheia or Phea was a city of ancient Elis in the Pisatis, situated upon the isthmus connecting the promontory Ichthys with the mainland. Pheia is mentioned by Homer, who places it near the Iardanus, which is apparently the mountain torrent north of Ichthys, and which flows into the sea on the northern side of the lofty mountain Skaphídi. Pheia is situated 3 km southwest of Leventochori.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skafidia and Korakochori.
Skafidia
Village
Skafidia is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km north of Leventochori, 3 km southwest of Myrtia and 11 km northwest of Pyrgos.
Korakochori
Village
Korakochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka.
Skourochori
Village
Skourochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Kato Kavouri. It is situated near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. Skourochori is situated 2½ km east of Leventochori.
Leventochori
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pyrgos, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.68786° or 37° 41′ 16″ northLongitude
21.32727° or 21° 19′ 38″ eastPopulation
271Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8G93M8QG+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 290679144OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
258460Wikidata ID
Q6535234
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Leventochori” goes by many names.
- French: “Leventochori”
- German: “Levendochori”
- Greek: “Leventochóri”
- Greek: “Leventochórion”
- Greek: “Λεβεντοχώρι Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Λεβεντοχώρι”
- Greek: “Λεβεντοχώριον”
- Irish: “Leventochori”
- Russian: “Левентохори”
- “Leventochori”
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