Polydendron
Polydendron is a locality in Sparti, Laconia. Polydendron is situated nearby to the village Aghios Ioannis, as well as near the locality Sykaraki.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mystras and Archaeological Museum of Sparta.
Mystras
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Mystras is a fortress town and archaeological site in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, 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 Constantinople.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 3 km northeast of Polydendron.
Pantanassa Monastery
Church
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The Pantanassa Monastery is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery, now nunnery, located in Mystras, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. It was founded by a chief minister of the late-Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, Giannis Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428. Pantanassa Monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Polydendron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magoula and Mystras.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. Magoula is situated 2½ km north of Polydendron.
Mystras
Village
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Mystras is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Polydendron.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.
Polydendron
- Type: Locality
- Historically known as: “Kózi”, “Kozion”, and “Kózion”
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.05737° or 37° 3′ 27″ northLongitude
22.40443° or 22° 24′ 16″ eastElevation
226 metres (741 feet)Open location code
8G943C43+WQGeoNames ID
258892
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In Other Languages
“Polydendron” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κόζι” (historical)
- Greek: “Πολύδενδρο”
- Greek: “Πολύδενδρον”
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