Kavissos

Kavissos is a village in , , and has about 643 residents. Kavissos is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 643 residents
  • Description: village in Evros, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kavisos”
  • Postal code: 68500

Places of Interest

Highlights include Theotokos Kosmosteira.

Castle
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Theotokos Kosmosoteira is a Greek Orthodox church in , Evros, in the region of . It was built as a monastery in c. 1152 by the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos, a son of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. is situated 3½ km south of Kavissos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feres and Pylaia.

Photo: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . It has the most significant Byzantine monument in Thrace: the Monastery of Panagia Kosmosoteira.

Village
is a village in the municipal unit of , in the southern part of the , northeastern . In 2021 its population was 102 for the community, including the villages Melia and Koila. is situated 4½ km west of Kavissos.

Village
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Kavissos.

Kavissos

Latitude
40.92606° or 40° 55′ 34″ north
Longitude
26.17163° or 26° 10′ 18″ east
Population
643
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
8GG8W5GC+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299267524
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
735851
Wiki­data ID
Q21406349
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Kavissos” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kavissós”
  • Greek: “Kavisós”
  • Greek: “Καβησός Έβρου”
  • Greek: “Καβησός”
  • Greek: “Μικρά Καβησσός”
  • Russian: “Кависοс”
  • Russian: “Кависос”
  • Russian: “Микра Кависсοс”
  • Turkish: “Kavissos”
  • “Kavisós”
  • “Mikrá Kavissós”

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