Kalyvia
Kalyvia is a village located in the southwest of Thasos island, approximately 1 km from Limenaria. The name of the village comes from the Greek word καλύβα, meaning "hut", chosen due to the huts constructed by the Asia Minor refugees and inhabitants coming from Kastro at the beginning of the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Georgios”, “Kalivia”, “Kalívia”, “Kalyvia, Thasos”, “Palaión Kástron”, and “Άγιος Γέωργιος”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Folklore Museum of Limenaria and Palataki, Thasos.
Folklore Museum of Limenaria
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The folklore museum in Limenaria, Thasos was established in 1993 by To Kastro, the Limenaria cultural association. It is housed in the former community office in the centre of the village.
Tzines
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tzines is a cave, which is situated 4 km northeast of Kalyvia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limenaria and Pefkari.
Limenaria
Town
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limenaria is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece. The village numbers 2,428 residents and is the second largest settlement on the island of Thasos.
Pefkari
Hamlet
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pefkari is a village on the island of Thasos, Greece. It is a popular tourist destination. Its name means "little pine tree" in the local dialect. It lies on the southern coast of the island, between the villages of Potos and Limenaria. Pefkari is situated 3 km southeast of Kalyvia.
Skala Marion
Village
Photo: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skala Marion is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Kalyvia.
Kalyvia
- Categories: human settlement, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Thasos, Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.63868° or 40° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
24.57303° or 24° 34′ 23″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8GG6JHQF+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1477877639OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kalyvia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kalyvia”
- German: “Agios Georgios”
- German: “Kalivia”
- German: “Kalyvia”
- Greek: “Kalývia”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
- Greek: “Καλύβια Θάσου”
- Greek: “Καλύβια”
- Irish: “Kalyvia”
- Russian: “Каливия”
- Scots: “Kalyvia, Thasos”
- Scots: “Kalyvia”
- Turkish: “Ayayorgi”
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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 “Kalyvia”. Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.