Flokas
Flokas is a village in Olympia, Elis, West Greece and has about 366 residents. Flokas is situated nearby to the village Drouva, as well as near the town Ancient Olympia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 366 residents
- Description: village in Elis, Greece
- Also known as: “Flóka” and “Flókas”
- Postal code: 27065
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Platanos
Village
Photo: aplessas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Platanos is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos.
Flokas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64627° or 37° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
21.61305° or 21° 36′ 47″ eastPopulation
366Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8G93JJW7+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1746903788OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
262353Wikidata ID
Q21588273
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Flokas” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Φλόκας Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Φλόκας”
- Greek: “Φλώκας Ηλείας”
- Irish: “Flokas”
- Russian: “Флокас”
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Localities in the Area
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