Afisio
Afisio is a village in Sparti, Laconia and has about 624 residents. Afisio is situated nearby to the village Kokkinorrachi, as well as near Kladas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 624 residents
- Description: village in Laconia, Greece
- Also known as: “Afisi”, “Afision”, “Afisión”, “Afisou”, “Afissós”, “Afysso”, and “Αφισίον”
- Postal code: 23100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Artemis Orthia and Archaeological Museum of Sparta.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ km southwest of Afisio.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The archaeological site of Menelaion is located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. Menelaion is situated 3 km south of Afisio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kladas and Sparta.
Kladas
Village
Photo: LeoAs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kladas is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Sparta and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos Kladas, a medieval Greek military leader. Kladas is situated 2½ km northwest of Afisio.
Sparta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
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 4 km west of Afisio.
Afisio
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.091° or 37° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
22.44985° or 22° 26′ 60″ eastPopulation
624Elevation
223 metres (732 feet)Open location code
8G943CRX+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1482782268OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
265656Wikidata ID
Q21601353
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Afisio” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Αφισί Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Αφισιό”
- Greek: “Αφισίο”
- Greek: “Αφισού”
- Greek: “Αφυσσόν”
- Russian: “Афиссо”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia and Mattalio Swimming Center of Sparti.
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