Gla

Gla, also called Glas, was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean civilization, located in , mainland . Despite its impressive size, more than ten times larger than contemporary or , Gla is not mentioned in the Iliad, or perhaps is referred to by a name as yet unidentified.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fortified site in Greece
  • Also known as: “Mycenaean Castle Gla”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kástron and Akraifnio.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
, before 1933 known as Karditsa, is a village in , . It was the seat of the former municipality , which is a municipal unit of the municipality Orchomenos since the 2011 local government reform. is situated 4½ km southeast of Gla.

Village
is an Arvanitic settlement in the regional unit of in , and belongs to the municipality of . is located 120 km north from , at an altitude of 210m. Neighbouring settlements are and . is situated 10 km north of Gla.

Gla

Latitude
38.48405° or 38° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
23.18191° or 23° 10′ 55″ east
Open location code
8GC5F5MJ+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1798601446
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q636506
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Gla” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gla”
  • Bulgarian: “Гла”
  • Catalan: “Gla”
  • Danish: “Gla”
  • Dutch: “Gla (Griekenland)”
  • Dutch: “Gla”
  • Esperanto: “Gla”
  • Finnish: “Gla”
  • French: “Gla”
  • German: “Gla”
  • German: “Mykenisches Burg Gla”
  • Greek: “Γλα”
  • Greek: “Γλας”
  • Greek: “Μυκηναϊκή Ακρόπολη Γλα”
  • Irish: “Gla”
  • Italian: “Gla”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gla”
  • Polish: “Gla”
  • Romanian: “Gla”
  • Russian: “Гла”
  • Spanish: “Gla”
  • Turkish: “Gla”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Το Παλάτι στην Ακρόπολη του Γλα and Μύτικας-Φτελιά-Βρυστικά (Κοκκίνου-Ακραιφνίου).

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