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.- Type: Village
- Description: village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Georgios”, “Kalivia”, “Kalívia”, “Kalyvia, Thasos”, “Palaión Kástron”, “Άγιος Γεώργιος”, and “Άγιος Γέωργιος”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Folklore Museum of Limenaria and Palataki, Thasos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limenaria and Pefkari.
Pefkari
Hamlet
Potos
Village
Photo: Cveleglg, Public domain.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″ north
Longitude
24.57303° or 24° 34′ 23″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8GG6JHQF+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kalyvia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kalyvia”
- German: “Kalyvia”
- Greek: “Kalývia”
- Greek: “Καλύβια Θάσου”
- Greek: “Καλύβια”
- Irish: “Kalyvia”
- Russian: “Каливия”
- Scots: “Kalyvia”
- Turkish: “Ayayorgi”
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