Agios Georgios, Platanos
Agios Georgios, Platanos is a hamlet in Olympia, Elis, West Greece and has about 23 residents. Agios Georgios, Platanos is situated nearby to the hamlet Fanaras, as well as near the village Koskinas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 23 residents
- Description: human settlement in Elis, Greece
- Also known as: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 3 km south of Agios Georgios, Platanos.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. Temple of Zeus is situated 3 km south of Agios Georgios, Platanos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platanos and Koskinas.
Platanos
Village
Photo: aplessas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Platanos is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Agios Georgios, Platanos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.66147° or 37° 39′ 41″ northLongitude
21.62035° or 21° 37′ 13″ eastPopulation
23Open location code
8G93MJ6C+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 10104481605OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q21588265
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In Other Languages
“Agios Georgios, Platanos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Πλατάνου Ηλείας”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fanaras and Μαμουσέϊκα.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Γεώργιος and Olympia Land and Vinery.
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