Saint Athanasius Church
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a small historical church located at the southern end of the village Alepochori in the Evros regional unit, built in the post-Byzantine era and specifically in 1729.Photo: KoDOfficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Didimoteiho Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Athanasius”, “Church of Saint Athanasius, Alepochori”, and “Post-Byzantine church of Saint Athanasius in Alepochori, Evros”
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Church of Saint Athanasius
Historic building
Photo: KoDOfficial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a post-Byzantine church located in Metaxades, Greece. It is located on the southeast side of the village and was probably built around 1695. Church of Saint Athanasius is situated 4 km southeast of Saint Athanasius Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alepochori and Metaxades.
Alepochori
Village
Alepochori is a village in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The village is considered very old and its inhabitants are native Greeks.
Metaxades
Village
Photo: GeorgeAlep123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metaxades is a large village, municipal unit and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. This lowland settlement, situated at an altitude of about 120 meters, is celebrated as the most picturesque in the wider area, and has been officially designated as a traditional settlement for its special architectural features. Metaxades is situated 3½ km southeast of Saint Athanasius Church.
Ladi
Village
Ladi is a village in regional unit of Evros in Greece, at an altitude of 90 meters which is located north of the Erythropotamos which ends in the river Evros and east of the border line with Bulgaria. Ladi is situated 4½ km east of Saint Athanasius Church.
Saint Athanasius Church
- Categories: historic site and religion
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.44866° or 41° 26′ 55″ northLongitude
26.20677° or 26° 12′ 24″ eastInception
1729Open location code
8GH8C6X4+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5422583095OpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q97155237
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Saint Athanasius Church” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου Αλεποχωρίου”
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου”
- Turkish: “Alepohori, Evros’taki Aziz Athanasius Post-Bizans Kilisesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
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