Velika
Velika also known as Spitaki, is a beach village of Melivoia municipal unit, Larissa regional unit, Greece. Velika is a beautiful seaside village, which attracts many people in the summer and claims a dynamic characterization of a modern tourist resort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 291 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Velika, Larissa”
- Postal code: 40003
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sotiritsa and Melivoia.
Sotiritsa
Village
Sotiritsa is a village in the municipality of Agia, Larissa in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. The old name of Sotiritsa is "Kapista". This name indicates the existence of a church in the area and as we can judge from the name the church must have been dedicated to Jesus Christ the Savior sotiras Christos. Sotiritsa is situated 5 km west of Velika.
Melivoia
Village
Melivoia is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. Melivoia is situated 6 km west of Velika.
Agiokampos
Village
Agiokampos is a village in the municipality of Agia, in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. It has 371 inhabitants. It is a beach resort. Agiokampos' beach along with Velika's and Sotiritsa's has a length of 10.5 km and are the most popular beach in the regional unit of Larissa with masses of tourists coming every summer mainly from Hungary, Czech Republic and the entire Greece. Agiokampos is situated 6 km south of Velika.
Velika
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Agia, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.7512° or 39° 45′ 4″ northLongitude
22.86184° or 22° 51′ 43″ eastPopulation
291Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8GF4QV26+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1497314473OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
9168230Wikidata ID
Q7918950
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Velika” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Велика (дем Агия)”
- Bulgarian: “Велика”
- Cebuano: “Velíka”
- Dutch: “Velika, Larissa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤيليكا”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قريه ڤيليكا”
- Greek: “Βελίκα Λάρισας”
- Greek: “Βελίκα”
- Russian: “Велика”
- Swedish: “Velíka”
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Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΜΕΛΙΒΟΙΑΣ and Velika theatre.
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