Mystras

Mystras is a village in , and has about 538 residents. Mystras is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 538 residents
  • Description: modern village in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Postal code: 23100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mystras and Peribleptos Monastery.

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fortress town and archaeological site in , , , known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea, a rump state that was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century shortly after the fall of .

Church
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The is a late Byzantine-era monastery in , . It was probably built in the mid-14th century by the first Despot of the Morea, Manuel Kantakouzenos, and named after one of the of Byzantine Constantinople.

Church
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The is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery, now nunnery, located in , in the region of . It was founded by a chief minister of the late-Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, Giannis Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taygeti and Magoula.

Hamlet
Photo: Karounos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Suburb
is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, . It is the former seat of the municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. is situated 3 km northeast of Mystras.

Village
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or Anavriti is a small village in Laconia, on mountain, altitude 850m. Above the Evrotas Valley, is traversed by European walking route E4. is situated 4½ km south of Mystras.

Mystras

Latitude
37.06891° or 37° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
22.37575° or 22° 22′ 33″ east
Population
538
Elevation
301 metres (988 feet)
Open location code
8G94399G+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1482782282
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q106771994
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Mystras” goes by many names.
  • French: “Mistra”
  • Greek: “Μυστράς Λακωνίας”
  • Greek: “Μυστράς”
  • Russian: “Мистрас”
  • Spanish: “Mistrá”
  • Turkish: “Mezistre”

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