Taxiarches
Taxiarches is a hamlet in West Achaea, West Greece. Taxiarches is situated nearby to the village Araxos, as well as near the hamlet Kalogria.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dymaean Wall and Patras Araxos Airport.
Dymaean Wall
Castle
Photo: Siga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teichus or Teichos, also known as Teichus/Teichos of the Dymaeans or Kalogria Castle, was a prehistoric acropolis in the territory of Dyme, in ancient Achaea, Greece, near the promontory Araxus, which was said to have been built by Heracles, when he made war upon the Eleans.
Patras Araxos Airport
Aerodrome
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Araxos Airport is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near its namesake, the village of Araxos, Achaea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Araxos and Akrotirio Araxou.
Araxos
Village
Araxos is a village and community in Larissos municipal unit, within West Achaea, in northwestern Achaea, Greece. It is located about 29 km southwest of Patras.
Akrotirio Araxou
Village
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akrotirio Araxou is a small coastal village of Achaea, Greece. The village lies at the northwestern part of Peloponnese near Cape Araxos. The village of Araxos and the namesake military airport are few kilometers away. Akrotirio Araxou is situated 3½ km northwest of Taxiarches.
Metochi
Village
Metochi is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, western Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Metochi, Vouprasio, Neo Vouprasio and Lappas. Metochi is situated 4 km south of Taxiarches.
Taxiarches
- Type: Hamlet
- Postal code: 25200
- Category: locality
- Location: West Achaea, Achaea, West Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.16031° or 38° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
21.40763° or 21° 24′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8GC35C65+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 1752789409OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Taxiarches” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ταξιάρχες”
- Russian: “Таксиархес”
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