Kolonos

Colonus or Kolonos was a deme of the phyle Aegeis, of ancient Attica, celebrated as the deme of Sophocles, and the scene of one of the poet's tragedies, was situated ten stadia from the gate of the city, called Dipylum, near Plato's Academy and the river .
Wikipedia
  • Quarter
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • …is also known as “Colonus”
  • Description: ancient Athenian deme

Places of Interest

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Athens.
Raphael, Public domain.
Archaeological site
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Railway station
railway station, often referred to as …
Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metro station
is a metro station in Athens, Greece.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skouze Hill and Attiki.
Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neighborhood
is a small hill located in the 4th Municipal Unit of the Municipality of , Greece.
Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood of , located northwest of the city centre.
C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Kolonos

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Latitude
37.99607° or 37° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.71622° or 23° 42′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G95XPW8+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 952125497
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
8740136
Wiki­data ID
Q1235930

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kolonos” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոլոնոս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kolon”
  • Basque: “Kolono”
  • Belarusian: “Калон”
  • Breton: “Kolonos”
  • Catalan: “Colonos”
  • Chinese: “克洛諾斯”
  • Chinese: “克洛诺斯”
  • Chinese: “柯隆納斯”
  • Danish: “Kolonos”
  • Dutch: “Colonus Hippius”
  • Dutch: “Colonus”
  • Dutch: “Kolonos”
  • Finnish: “Colonus Hippius”
  • Finnish: “Kolonos Hippios”
  • Finnish: “Kolonos”
  • French: “Colone”
  • German: “Hippeios Kolonos”
  • German: “Kolonos”
  • Greek: “Κολωνός Αιγηίδας”
  • Greek: “Κολωνός”
  • Irish: “Colonus”
  • Italian: “Colono”
  • Japanese: “ヒッペイオス・コローノス”
  • Latin: “Colonos”
  • Latin: “Colonus”
  • Polish: “Kolonos”
  • Romanian: “Colonos”
  • Russian: “Колон”
  • Slovenian: “Kolon”
  • Spanish: “Colono”
  • Ukrainian: “Гіппій Колонос”
  • Ukrainian: “Колонос”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού and Αγία Ελεούσα.

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