Folk Museum

The Folklore Museum of Komotini is a museum in in . It was founded in 1962 and since 1989 it is housed in the Peidis Mansion, itself a restored sample of local traditional architecture.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Komotini, Greece
  • Also known as: “Folklore Museum of Komotini”
  • Address: Αγίου Γεωργίου 13, Κομοτηνή, 691 00

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peides Mansion and New Mosque.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Mosque
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The Yeni Mosque, also known as the Defterdar Ahmet Pasha Mosque, is a in the town of , in the region of . is situated 330 metres north of Folk Museum.

Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Komotini is a on Symenonidi Street in in Greece. The museum was designed by Aris Konstantinidis, an architect, and was commissioned in 1976. is situated 450 metres west of Folk Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Komotini and Itea.

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is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern and its capital. It is also the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Folk Museum.

Village
, is a village and a community in the municipality of , in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, . It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of . is situated 6 km northeast of Folk Museum.

Folk Museum

Latitude
41.11593° or 41° 6′ 57″ north
Longitude
25.4049° or 25° 24′ 18″ east
Inception
1962
Operator
Μορφωτικός Όμιλος Κομοτηνής
Open location code
8GH74C83+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10125621449
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q8564222
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In Other Languages

From German to Greek—“Folk Museum” goes by many names.
  • German: “Volkskundemuseum”
  • Greek: “Λαογραφικό και Ιστορικό Μουσείο”
  • Greek: “Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Κομοτηνής”

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