Arachova
Arachova is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,660 residents
- Description: town in Central Greece region, Greece
- Also known as: “Arahova”
- Postal code: 32004
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Agios Georgios, Arachova.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delphi and Desfina.
Delphi
Village
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Delphi is a town in Phocis, Greece, situated immediately west of the archaeological site of the same name. It was created as a home for the population of Kastri, which was relocated to allow for the excavation of the site of ancient Delphi. Delphi is situated 8 km west of Arachova.
Desfina
Village
Desfina is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. Desfina is situated 8 km southwest of Arachova.
Distomo
Village
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Distomo is a town in western Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distomo is situated 9 km southeast of Arachova.
Arachova
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48007° or 38° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
22.5842° or 22° 35′ 3″ eastPopulation
2,660Elevation
941 metres (3,087 feet)Open location code
8GC4FHJM+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 301016652OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
264714Wikidata ID
Q624641
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Arachova” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Rakova”
- Arabic: “أراخوفا”
- Arabic: “أراكوفا، فويوتيا”
- Asturian: “Arachova”
- Bulgarian: “Арахова (Беотия)”
- Bulgarian: “Арахова”
- Cebuano: “Aráchova”
- Chinese: “阿拉霍瓦”
- Czech: “Arachova”
- Dutch: “Arachova”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اراخوفا”
- Finnish: “Aráchova”
- French: “Arachova”
- French: “Aráchova”
- German: “Arachova”
- Greek: “Αράχοβα”
- Greek: “Αράχωβα Βοιωτίας”
- Greek: “Αράχωβα Λιβαδειάς”
- Greek: “Αράχωβα”
- Greek: “Δημοτικό διαμέρισμα Αράχοβας Βοιωτίας”
- Greek: “Ράχωβα” (historical)
- Italian: “Arachova”
- Japanese: “アラホヴァ”
- Lithuanian: “Arachova”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arákhova”
- Persian: “آراچووا”
- Portuguese: “Arachova”
- Portuguese: “Aráchova”
- Portuguese: “Arácova”
- Romanian: “Arachova”
- Russian: “Арахοва”
- Russian: “Арахова”
- Slovak: “Arachova”
- Spanish: “Arachoba”
- Spanish: “Aráchoba”
- Spanish: “Arachova”
- Spanish: “Arajoba”
- Spanish: “Arájoba”
- Spanish: “Arajova”
- Spanish: “Arájova”
- Swedish: “Aráchova”
- Turkish: “Arahova”
- “Aráchova”
- “Arahova”
- “Aráhova”
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