Ancient Olympia

Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
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  • Town with about 790 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • …is also known as “Archaia Olympia”
  • Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
  • Postal code: 27065

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
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is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , .
Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
Work of art
The was a giant seated…
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Railway station
is a railway station that serves the town of , Elis, Greece.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koskinas and Archaia Pisa.
Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, .
Village
Ancient or , sometimes distinguished… is situated 2½ km east of Ancient Olympia.
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Village
is a village and a community in the municipality of , Elis, . is situated 3 km northwest of Ancient Olympia.

Ancient Olympia

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Latitude
37.64414° or 37° 38′ 39″ north
Longitude
21.62527° or 21° 37′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G93JJVG+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1363512197
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q632542

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Ancient Olympia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արխայա Օլիմպիա”
  • Bulgarian: “Древна Олимпия”
  • Catalan: “Antiga Olímpia”
  • Chinese: “古奥林匹亚”
  • Dutch: “Archaia Olympia”
  • Dutch: “Olympia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ارتشايا وليمپيا”
  • French: “Ancienne-Olympie”
  • French: “Archéa Olympia”
  • French: “Olympie”
  • German: “Archaia Olympia”
  • German: “Archea Olymbia”
  • German: “Archea Olympia”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ολυμπία Ηλείας”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Ολυμπία”
  • Hungarian: “Archaia Olympia”
  • Italian: “Archea Olympia”
  • Italian: “Olimpia Nuova”
  • Italian: “Olimpia”
  • Korean: “아르헤아올림피아”
  • Lithuanian: “Archaja Olimpija”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Antikke Olymbía”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Antikke Olympía”
  • Russian: “Архея Олимпия”
  • Russian: “Архея-Олимбия”
  • Slovenian: “Olimpija”
  • Swedish: “Archaía Olympía”
  • Turkish: “Eski Olimpos”
  • Ukrainian: “Архая Олімпія”
  • Yakut: “Олимпия куорат”
  • Yakut: “Олимпия”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Archimedes‘ Museum and ΚΕΠ ΑΡΧΑΙΑΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΣ.

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