Kranos
Kranos is a locality in Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. Kranos is situated nearby to the locality Οξύς Λόφος, as well as near Άρτεμις.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hagios Demetrios and University of Macedonia.
Hagios Demetrios
Church
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. Hagios Demetrios is situated 4 km west of Kranos.
University of Macedonia
University
The University of Macedonia is a public university in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Founded as School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki in 1948 and started its first operation during the academic year 1957–1958, it is the second largest university in the city. University of Macedonia is situated 3½ km southwest of Kranos.
Heptapyrgion
Photo: Dlinemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heptapyrgion, modern Eptapyrgio, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Heptapyrgion is situated 3 km west of Kranos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pefka and Triandría.
Pefka
Suburb
Photo: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pefka or Retziki is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is a municipal unit.
Triandría
Suburb
Triandria is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thessaloniki, of which it is a municipal unit. Triandría is situated 2½ km southwest of Kranos.
Asvestochórion
Town
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asvestochori is a small town and a community of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chortiatis, of which it was a municipal district. Asvestochórion is situated 2½ km east of Kranos.
Kranos
- Type: Locality
- Description: summit of Kedrinos Lofos (Seikh Su)
- Categories: human settlement and peak
- Location: Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.63876° or 40° 38′ 20″ northLongitude
22.9942° or 22° 59′ 39″ eastElevation
479 metres (1,572 feet)Open location code
8GG4JXQV+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1738448218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11748983Wikidata ID
Q12283999
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Kranos” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кранос”
- Greek: “Κράνος”
- Irish: “Kranos”
- Macedonian: “Кранос”
- Serbian: “Кранос”
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