Moni Omplou
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Patras Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Oblou Monastery” and “Omblou monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidirokastro in Achaea and Achaia Clauss.
Sidirokastro in Achaea
Castle
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidirokastro was a castle in Achaea, Greece, situated between the villages Krini and Kallithea. It is located on one of the foothills of the Panachaiko, the Omplos, near the Omblos Monastery in Zoitada. Sidirokastro in Achaea is situated 1 km southwest of Moni Omplou.
Achaia Clauss
Winery
Photo: Nickos alexiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achaia Clauss is a Greek winery located in Patras in the Peloponnese. It was founded in 1861 by the Bavarian Gustav Clauss. It is most famous for its fortified red wine, Mavrodaphne. Achaia Clauss is situated 2½ km north of Moni Omplou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saravali and Krini.
Saravali
Suburb
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saravali is an important village and community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras.
Krini
Suburb
Krini is a village and community in the Patras municipality, southwestern Greece. Krini is situated 2½ km northwest of Moni Omplou.
Petroto
Hamlet
Petroto is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Petroto, Mavromandila and Agia Paraskevi. Petroto is situated 3 km southeast of Moni Omplou.
Moni Omplou
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Patras, Achaea, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.17283° or 38° 10′ 22″ northLongitude
21.77398° or 21° 46′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8GC35QFF+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 366604056OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q16329578
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In Other Languages
“Moni Omplou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μονή Ομπλού Αχαΐας”
- Greek: “Μονή Ομπλού”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moni Omplou”. Photo: Project2501a, CC BY-SA 3.0.