Amphipolis
Amphipolis was an important ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of Amphipoli, in the Serres regional unit of Northern Greece.
- Type: Village with 213 residents
- Description: ancient city of Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Amfipolis”, “Mint of Amphipolis”, “Neokhori”, and “Neokhórion”
- Postal code: 62052
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Amphipolis and Kasta Tomb.
Museum of Amphipolis
Museum
Kasta Tomb
The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is the largest ancient tumulus ever discovered in Greece, and by comparison dwarfs that of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in Vergina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nea Kerdylia and Kato Kerdylio.
Nea Kerdylia
Village
Nea Kerdylia is a village in the municipality of Amphipolis, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from Nigrita, 70 km from Serres. Nea Kerdylia is situated 3½ km south of Amphipolis.
Amphipolis
- Categories: polis and locality
- Location: Amfipoli, Sérres, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8253° or 40° 49′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.8446° or 23° 50′ 41″ east
Population
213
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8GG5RRGV+4R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Amphipolis from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Wolof—“Amphipolis” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Αμφίπολις”
- Arabic: “أمفيبوليس”
- Belarusian: “Амфіпаліс”
- Belarusian: “Амфіпаль”
- Breton: “Amfipolis”
- Bulgarian: “Амфиполис”
- Catalan: “Amfípolis”
- Catalan: “Amphipolis”
- Catalan: “Ennea Hodoi”
- Cebuano: “Amfípoli”
- Chinese: “安菲波利斯”
- Croatian: “Amfipol”
- Czech: “Amfipoli”
- Danish: “Amfipolis”
- Danish: “Amphipolis”
- Dutch: “Amfipolis”
- Dutch: “Amphipolis”
- Esperanto: “Amfipolis”
- Finnish: “Amfipolis”
- French: “Amphipolis”
- Georgian: “ამფიპოლისი”
- German: “Amphipolis”
- German: “Amphypolis”
- Greek: “Amfípoli”
- Greek: “Αμφίπολη”
- Greek: “Αμφίπολις Σερρών”
- Hebrew: “אמפיפוליס”
- Hungarian: “Amphipolisz”
- Italian: “Amfipoli”
- Italian: “Amphipolis”
- Italian: “Anfipoli”
- Italian: “Anphipolis”
- Japanese: “アンピポリス”
- Japanese: “アンフィポリ”
- Japanese: “アンフィポリス”
- Korean: “암피폴리스”
- Latin: “Amphipolis”
- Latvian: “Amfipole”
- Macedonian: “Амфипол”
- Macedonian: “Амфиполис”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amfipolis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amfípoli”
- Norwegian: “Amfipolis”
- Persian: “آمفیپولیس”
- Persian: “امفیپولیس”
- Polish: “Amfipolis”
- Portuguese: “Anfípolis”
- Romanian: “Amfipolis”
- Russian: “Амфиполис”
- Russian: “Амфиполь”
- Serbian: “Амфиполис”
- Serbian: “Амфипољ”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Amfipolis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Amfipolj”
- Slovenian: “Amfipol”
- Spanish: “Anfipolis”
- Spanish: “Anfípolis”
- Swahili: “Amfipoli”
- Swedish: “Amfipolis”
- Swedish: “Amphipolis”
- Tajik: “Амфиполис”
- Tajik: “Амфипулис”
- Tajik: “Омфипулис”
- Tamil: “ஆம்ப்பிபோலிஸ்”
- Turkish: “Amfipolis”
- Turkish: “Amphipolis”
- Ukrainian: “Амфіполі”
- Ukrainian: “Амфіполіс”
- Ukrainian: “Амфіполь”
- Urdu: “امفپلس”
- Vietnamese: “Amfipoli”
- Wolof: “Amfipolis”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Amphipolis”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nea Amfipoli and Nea Mesolakkia.
Greece: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Athens, Thessaloniki, Lesvos, and Heraklion.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.