Metaxades
Metaxades is a large village, municipal unit and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. This lowland settlement, situated at an altitude of about 120 meters, is celebrated as the most picturesque in the wider area, and has been officially designated as a traditional settlement for its special architectural features.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 818 residents
- Description: village in Evros, Greece
- Also known as: “Metaxádhes”
- Postal code: 68010
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Athanasius Church.
Saint Athanasius Church
Church
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a small historical church located at the southern end of the village Alepochori in the Evros regional unit, built in the post-Byzantine era and specifically in 1729. Saint Athanasius Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Metaxades.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alepochori and Ladi.
Alepochori
Village
Alepochori is a village in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The village is considered very old and its inhabitants are native Greeks. Alepochori is situated 4 km north of Metaxades.
Ladi
Village
Ladi is a village in regional unit of Evros in Greece, at an altitude of 90 meters which is located north of the Erythropotamos which ends in the river Evros and east of the border line with Bulgaria. Ladi is situated 4½ km northeast of Metaxades.
Siv Kladenets
Village
Siv Kladenets is a village in the municipality of Ivaylovgrad, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. It was known as "Gökçepınar" during Ottoman rule and was taken present name in 1934… Siv Kladenets is situated 6 km west of Metaxades.
Metaxades
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.42037° or 41° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
26.22504° or 26° 13′ 30″ eastPopulation
818Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)Open location code
8GH8C6CG+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 1806270930OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
865795Wikidata ID
Q2532063
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Metaxades” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Metaksadhes”
- Arabic: “ميتاكساديس”
- Cebuano: “Metaxádes”
- Dutch: “Metaxades”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميتاكساديس”
- Finnish: “Metaxádes”
- French: “Metaxádes”
- Greek: “Metaxádes”
- Greek: “Μεταξάδες Έβρου”
- Greek: “Μεταξάδες”
- Irish: “Metaxades”
- Italian: “Metaxades”
- Japanese: “メタクサデス”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Metaxádes”
- Romanian: “Metaxades”
- Russian: “Метаксадес”
- Russian: “Метахадес”
- Swedish: “Metaxádes”
- Turkish: “Tokmakköy”
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