Tower of Plataea
Tower of Plataea is a castle in Thebes, Boeotia, Central Greece. Tower of Plataea is situated nearby to the reservoir ΚΑΡΑΤΖΑΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ, as well as near the basin ΜΠΕΚΡΗΣ ΑΝ.- Type: Castle
- Description: Tower NE of Plataea
- Also known as: “Πύργος Μελισσοχωρίου”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plataea.
Plataea
Archaeological site
Photo: KAMINSKA JOANNA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plataea or Plataeae was an ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes. Plataea is situated 3 km south of Tower of Plataea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plataies and Kaparéllion.
Plataies
Village
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plataies, anciently Kokhla, is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thebes, of which it is a municipal unit. Plataies is situated 4 km south of Tower of Plataea.
Kaparéllion
Village
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaparéllion is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Tower of Plataea.
Erythres
Town
Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erythres is a village and a former municipality in the northernmost part of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit. Erythres is situated 6 km southeast of Tower of Plataea.
Tower of Plataea
- Categories: tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thebes, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.24844° or 38° 14′ 54″ northLongitude
23.26374° or 23° 15′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8GC567X7+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8915533273OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q106227528
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Tower of Plataea” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος Πλαταιών”
- Greek: “Πύργος των Πλαταιών”
- Turkish: “Plataea Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ΚΑΡΑΤΖΑΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ and ΜΠΕΚΡΗΣ ΑΝ.
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