Oros (Aigina)
Oros (Aigina) is a peak in Aegina, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica and has an elevation of 532 metres. Oros (Aigina) is situated nearby to the hamlet Vlachides, as well as near the locality Drakospita.Photo: RavieFolie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 532 metres
- Description: mountain of Aigina island, Greece, the ancient Ellanion or Panellenion
- Also known as: “Ellanion”, “Mt. Oros”, “Oros”, “Panhellenion”, and “Ελλάνιον Όρος”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aegina.
Aegina
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aegina is one of the Saronic Gulf Islands, a triangle 11 km on each side. It's the closest island to Athens, reached in barely an hour by ferry, and in 2011 had a population of 13,056.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perdika and Portes.
Portes
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portes is a Greek fishing village located on the east side of Aegina. It is about 28 km from the main town of Aegina. Behind the village is an agricultural plain with hills on the edges.
Palaiochora
Locality
Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paliachora, also known as Palaia Chora and Palaiochora is an abandoned Medieval settlement on Aegina, one of the islands off the coast of Attica in Greece.
Oros (Aigina)
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aegina, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7009° or 37° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
23.496° or 23° 29′ 46″ eastElevation
532 metres (1,745 feet)Open location code
8G95PF2W+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 5694669219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q2031433
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Satellite Map
Discover Oros (Aigina) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Oros (Aigina)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oros”
- German: “Oros (Berg)”
- German: “Oros”
- Greek: “Ελλάνιον όρος”
- Greek: “Όρος”
- Ladin: “Oros”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vlachides and Drakospita.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ελλάνιον Όρος and Chapel of Prophet Elias-Analipsi.
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