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Potamia

Potamia is a village on the island of , . It is built in the valley at the foot of Mount Ipsario, and surrounded to the south and east by pine and sweet chestnut forests.
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  • Type: Village with 1,130 residents
  • Description: village on Thasos island, Greece
  • Also known as: “Potamia, Thasos”
  • Postal code: 64004

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polygnotos Vagis Municipal Museum and Ypsario.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in the village of Potamia on the island of , , 14 km from the main town of Limenas. It was established in August 1981 and is dedicated to the life and work of Polygnotos Vagis, a renowned artist who was born in the village.

Peak
Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Ypsarion is a mountain in island, Greece. At 1204 metres, it is the highest point of the island. It is most commonly reached by hikers via the village of Potamia, although it can also be reached from .

Church
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3 km northeast of Potamia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panagia and Chrysi Ammoudia.

Village
Photo: ViseMoD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of in northern . The village is located in the northwest of the island, east of the massif of Mount Ipsarion at an elevation of 300 m.

Village
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Potamia.

Village
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a community in the central part of the Greek island of . According to the 2021 census, it has 1,548 residents. It was the marketplace and administrative centre of the island during the Ottoman rule, from 1455 to 1902. is situated 7 km southwest of Potamia.

Potamia

Latitude
40.71617° or 40° 42′ 58″ north
Longitude
24.72833° or 24° 43′ 42″ east
Population
1,130
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
8GG6PP8H+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 280965218
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
734496
Wiki­data ID
Q1418080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Potamia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوتاميا، كافالا”
  • Arabic: “بوتاميا”
  • Bulgarian: “Потамия”
  • Cebuano: “Potamiá”
  • Dutch: “Potamia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پوتاميا”
  • Finnish: “Potamiá (Thásos)”
  • Finnish: “Potamiá”
  • French: “Potamia”
  • French: “Potamiá”
  • German: “Potamia”
  • Greek: “Potamia”
  • Greek: “Ποταμιά Θάσου”
  • Greek: “Ποταμιά”
  • Russian: “Потамья”
  • Serbian: “Потамија”
  • Swedish: “Potamia, Thasos”
  • Swedish: “Potamiá”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Potamia”. Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.