Astros
Astros is a town near the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia. It is the seat of North Kynouria municipality and is accessible by the road connecting Corinth and Argos to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 2,290 residents
- Description: town in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Astros, Greece” and “Μεσόγειο Αστρος”
- Postal code: 22001
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Astros and Villa of Herodes Atticus.
Archaeological Museum of Astros
Museum
Photo: Αρκάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Astros is a museum in Αstros, Arcadia, Greece. It is located in a building which has been used as Karytsiotis school, since the second half of the twentieth century.
Villa of Herodes Atticus
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Villa of Herodes Atticus is an ancient Roman villa located on the outskirts of Doliana and near Astros in Arcadia, Greece. It was near the ancient city of Eva. Villa of Herodes Atticus is situated 3½ km west of Astros.
Moustos wetland
Photo: Demies, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moustos is a wetland located a few kilometers from Astros. It divides the Thyreatis plain into two parts, the plain of Astros and the plain of Agios Andreas. Moustos wetland is situated 3 km southeast of Astros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kato Vervena and Paralio Astros.
Kato Vervena
Village
Photo: Αρκάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kato Vervena is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Astros.
Paralio Astros
Village
Photo: G Da, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paralio Astros is a port serving the inland town of Astros, Arcadia, Greece. It is part of the municipality of North Kynouria and is considered a traditional settlement. Paralio Astros is situated 4 km east of Astros.
Doliana
Village
Photo: Αρκάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Doliana is a community of the municipality North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. It consists of the villages Kato Doliana, Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kouvlis, Prosilia and Rouneika. Doliana is situated 5 km northwest of Astros.
Astros
- Category: locality
- Location: North Kynouria, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.40383° or 37° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
22.72276° or 22° 43′ 22″ eastPopulation
2,290Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)United Nations Location Code
GR ARSOpen location code
8G94CP3F+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 352864592OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Astros” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أستروس، أركاديا”
- Arabic: “أستروس”
- Asturian: “Astros, Greece”
- Cebuano: “Ástros”
- Chinese: “阿斯特罗斯”
- Chinese: “阿斯特羅斯”
- Dutch: “Astros, Greece”
- Egyptian Arabic: “استروس”
- Finnish: “Ástros”
- French: “Ástros”
- German: “Astros”
- Greek: “Ástros”
- Greek: “Άστρος Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Άστρος Κυνουρίας”
- Greek: “Άστρος”
- Greek: “Μεσόγειο Άστρος”
- Italian: “Astros”
- Japanese: “アストロス (ギリシャ)”
- Korean: “아스트로스”
- Latin: “Astros”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ástros”
- Persian: “آستروس (یونان)”
- Persian: “آستروس”
- Polish: “Astros”
- Romanian: “Astros (grecia)”
- Romanian: “Astros (Grecia)”
- Romanian: “Astros”
- Russian: “Астрос”
- Swedish: “Ástros”
- Ukrainian: “Астрос”
- “Astros”
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