Herooon of Giannitsa
Herooon of Giannitsa is a work of art in Pella, Central Macedonia. Herooon of Giannitsa is situated nearby to the sports venue Αποδυτήρια, as well as near the athletics track Δημοτικό στάδιο Γιαννιτσών.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Balkan Wars memorial in Giannitsa, Greece
- Also known as: “Black statue” and “The Black statue (Giannitsa)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iskender Bey Mosque and St. Paraskeva Church, Giannitsa.
Iskender Bey Mosque
Mosque
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The Iskender Bey Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Giannitsa, in Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. The mosque was built in the early 16th century, during the Ottoman era, by İskender Bey Evrenosoğlu, after whom it was named, who was the grandson of Gazi Evrenos, the founder of Giannitsa. Iskender Bey Mosque is situated 500 metres northwest of Herooon of Giannitsa.
St. Paraskeva Church, Giannitsa
Church
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The St. Paraskeva Church is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Giannitsa, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece, dedicated to Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, and belonging to the archdiocese of Edessa, Pella and Almopia. St. Paraskeva Church, Giannitsa is situated 550 metres north of Herooon of Giannitsa.
Mausoleum of Gazi Evrenos
Museum
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Mausoleum of Gazi Evrenos is a museum, which is situated 1 km northwest of Herooon of Giannitsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentaplatano and Axos.
Pentaplatano
Village
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Pentaplatano is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Herooon of Giannitsa.
Axos
Village
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Axos is a village in the municipal unit Kyrros, Pella regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece, 4 km from the city of Giannitsa and 52 km from Thessaloniki. Axos is situated 5 km northwest of Herooon of Giannitsa.
Damiano
Village
Damiano is a small village outside the town of Giannitsa, in Greece's Pella regional unit. The village, of only about 4 hundred people, is famous for the agricultural regions around it, and its church of Ayios Dimitrios. Damiano is situated 6 km northeast of Herooon of Giannitsa.
Herooon of Giannitsa
- Categories: war memorial, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Pella, Pella, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.78068° or 40° 46′ 51″ northLongitude
22.41502° or 22° 24′ 54″ eastInception
1926Open location code
8GG4QCJ8+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 12051065352OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q112194530
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Greek—“Herooon of Giannitsa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Черна статуя”
- Bulgarian: “Черната статуя”
- Greek: “Ηρώο των Γιαννιτσών”
- Greek: “Μαύρο άγαλμα”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Αποδυτήρια and Δημοτικό στάδιο Γιαννιτσών.
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