Porto Germeno
Aigosthena was an ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris, 19 km northwest of the ancient city of Megara to which it belonged. It is also the name of the coastal settlement at the foot of the ancient city walls, also known as Porto Germeno.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient settlement in NW Attica, Greece
- Also known as: “Aegosthena”, “Aigósthaina”, “Aigosthena”, “Aigósthena”, “Mint of Aegosthena”, and “Yermenós”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Germeno and Alepochori.
Porto Germeno
Village
Aigosthena was an ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris, 19 km northwest of the ancient city of Megara to which it belonged. It is also the name of the coastal settlement at the foot of the ancient city walls, also known as Porto Germeno.
Plataies
Village
Plataies, anciently Kokhla, is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thebes, of which it is a municipal unit. Plataies is situated 8 km northeast of Porto Germeno.
Porto Germeno
- Categories: polis, fortification, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Mandra-Eidyllia, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.14734° or 38° 8′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.22718° or 23° 13′ 38″ east
Population
80
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8GC546WG+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Porto Germeno” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Egòstena”
- Catalan: “Temple de Melampus”
- Dutch: “Aigosthena”
- Finnish: “Aigosthena”
- French: “Ægosthènes”
- German: “Aigosthena”
- German: “Porto Germeno”
- Greek: “Αιγόσθενα”
- Greek: “Αρχαίο Φρούριο Αιγοσθένων”
- Greek: “Πόρτο Γερμενό”
- Hindi: “एगोस्थेना”
- Italian: “Aigosthena”
- Latvian: “Egostena”
- Romanian: “Aigosthena”
- Russian: “Айгостена”
- Russian: “Эгосфены”
- Spanish: “Egostena”
- Spanish: “Egóstena”
- Turkish: “Aigosthena”
- Ukrainian: “Егосфени”
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