Mende
Mende, also Mendae or Mendai, or Menda, or Mendis, was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of the Pallene peninsula in Chalkidiki, facing the coast of Pieria across the narrow Thermaic Gulf and near the modern town of Kalandra.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Greek city
- Also known as: “Ancient Mende” and “Mint of Mende”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalandra and Possidi.
Kalandra
Village
Kalandra is a small town on Kassandra, the westernmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece. In ancient Greece it was the site of the town of Mende, one of the many colonies in Chalkidiki founded by Chalcis, the main city on the island of Euboia.
Possidi
Possidi is a sea resort in Kassandra peninsula, the first "leg" of Chalkidiki, Greece. A visit to Possidi can be a memorable experience, as you are in front of the sea and under the beautiful pine hills Mende was an ancient Greek city located in the western coast of Pallene peninsula in Chalkidiki facing the coast of Pieria across the narrow Thermaic Gulf near the modern town of Kalandra.
Mende
- Categories: ancient city, polis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.96378° or 39° 57′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.42229° or 23° 25′ 20″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8GF5XC7C+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Mende” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Менде (античен град)”
- Bulgarian: “Менде”
- Catalan: “Mende de Pal·lene”
- Catalan: “Mendes de Palene”
- Dutch: “Mende”
- Finnish: “Mende”
- French: “Mendè”
- German: “Mende”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Μένδης”
- Greek: “Μένδη”
- Hebrew: “מנדה”
- Hungarian: “Mende”
- Italian: “Mende”
- Japanese: “メンデ (カルキディケー)”
- Latin: “Mende (Chalcidice)”
- Latin: “Mende”
- Lithuanian: “Mendė”
- Polish: “Mende”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mende”
- Spanish: “Mende”
- Turkish: “Mende”
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