Dion

Dion is a village and municipal unit in the municipality of in the , . It is located at the foot of at a distance of 17 km from the capital city of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,340 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Ayios Dhimitrios”, “Dion, Pieria”, “Malathriá”, and “Malatrja”
  • Postal code: 601 50

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Dion and Hellenistic theatre.

Museum
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The is a in Dion in the of , . The museum was established in 1983 to display excavations unearthed in the area from a that once stood in its place from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD.

Ruins
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The largest building of the in northern Greece is the Hellenistic-era theatre. It is located in the south of the village of Dion, Pieria and is often used during the summer for performances of the Olympus Festival.

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The is the most important archaeological site at in Greece, located in Dion. In the area comprised by the , sanctuaries were found from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Platanakia and Karitsa.

Village
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is a settlement of the former municipality of Dion, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the regional unit, , .

Town
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is a lowland Aromanian town of the former Municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the regional unit, , .

Town
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is a town of the former Municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of , in the regional unit, , , at an altitude of 120 meters, with 1,762 inhabitants. is situated 5 km northwest of Dion.

Dion

Latitude
40.17217° or 40° 10′ 20″ north
Longitude
22.48743° or 22° 29′ 15″ east
Population
1,340
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8GG45FCP+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 296754561
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
735342
Wiki­data ID
Q990247
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Dion” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δίον”
  • Arabic: “ديون، بيريا”
  • Arabic: “ديون”
  • Basque: “Dion”
  • Basque: “Díon”
  • Bulgarian: “Дион”
  • Bulgarian: “Малатрия”
  • Catalan: “Dion”
  • Cebuano: “Díon”
  • Chinese: “第烏姆”
  • Chinese: “迪翁”
  • Dutch: “Dion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ديون”
  • Esperanto: “Dion”
  • Estonian: “Díon”
  • Finnish: “Dion”
  • Finnish: “Dium”
  • French: “Dion”
  • German: “Dion”
  • Greek: “Δίον Πιερίας”
  • Greek: “Δίον”
  • Hebrew: “דיון (יוון)”
  • Hebrew: “דיון”
  • Hungarian: “Dion”
  • Hungarian: “Dium”
  • Hungarian: “Δίο”
  • Hungarian: “Δίον”
  • Indonesian: “Dion, Pieria”
  • Italian: “Dion”
  • Japanese: “ディオ (ギリシャ)”
  • Japanese: “ディオン”
  • Japanese: “ディオン村”
  • Latin: “Dium”
  • Lithuanian: “Dion Olympos”
  • Macedonian: “Дион”
  • Macedonian: “Малатрија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dion (Hellas)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dío i Piería”
  • Norwegian: “Dion”
  • Polish: “Dion (Macedonia Środkowa)”
  • Polish: “Dion”
  • Russian: “Дий”
  • Russian: “Дион”
  • Russian: “Малатрия”
  • Russian: “Малафрия”
  • Serbian: “Дион (Грчка)”
  • Serbian: “Дион”
  • Slovenian: “Dion, Pieria”
  • Spanish: “Dio”
  • Spanish: “Dío”
  • Spanish: “Dion”
  • Spanish: “Díon”
  • Swedish: “Dion”
  • Swedish: “Dium”
  • Turkish: “Dion”
  • Ukrainian: “Діон”
  • Urdu: “ڈیون، پیریا”

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