Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou

Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic village of no more than 15 houses consisting of the idiorrhythmic skete of Agiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 15 residents
  • Description: skete of Mt. Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Lakkoskiti” and “Skiti of Agios Dimitrios”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antiathonas.

Peak
is a peak in the Athos peninsula. Its summit is 1042 metres above sea level. The peak can be reached via footpaths from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Provata and Karakalou monastery.

Locality
is an area of that belongs to the Monastery of . It is close to the Monastery of Karakallou. This is where many people place the Skete of Glossia, which flourished in the 14th century.

Locality
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. is situated 3½ km north of Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.

Locality
Photo: Andreas Pettas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of , located on the easternmost peninsula of , . is situated 4 km southwest of Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.

Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou

Latitude
40.19186° or 40° 11′ 31″ north
Longitude
24.31832° or 24° 19′ 6″ east
Population
15
Open location code
8GG658R9+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6610485689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q6479725
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Лакоскит”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Demetrioksen skiitta”
  • Greek: “Λακκοσκήτη”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη Αγ.Δημητρίου ‘Λάκκου’”
  • Greek: “Σκήτη Αγίου Δημητρίου”
  • Romanian: “Schitul Lacu”
  • Serbian: “Скит Лаку”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Μονή Καρακάλλου and Μονή Αγίου Παύλου.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kyriako (central church) of Saint Demetrios and Ι. Κ. Αγίου Ανδρέα.

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