Folk Museum
The Folklore Museum of Komotini is a museum in Komotini in Greece. It was founded in 1962 and since 1989 it is housed in the Peidis Mansion, itself a restored sample of local traditional architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
New Mosque
Mosque
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The Yeni Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the Greek town of Komotini dating back to 1585. It is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art. New Mosque is situated 330 metres north of Folk Museum.
Archæological Museum
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Komotini is a museum on Symenonidi Street in Komotini in Greece. The museum was designed by Aris Konstantinidis, an architect, and was commissioned in 1976. Archæological Museum is situated 450 metres west of Folk Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Komotini and Itea.
Komotini
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Komotini, is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece 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.
Itea
Village
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Itea is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Folk Museum.
Kalchas
Village
Kalchas, is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. Kalchas is situated 6 km northeast of Folk Museum.
Folk Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Komotini, Rhodope Prefecture, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.11593° or 41° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
25.4049° or 25° 24′ 18″ eastInception
1962Operator
Μορφωτικός Όμιλος ΚομοτηνήςOpen location code
8GH74C83+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10125621449OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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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