Stemnitsa

Stemnitsa is in . Set on the slopes of Mount Mainalo above the Lousios Gorge, it is one of the most picturesque traditional villages in the region.
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  • Type: Village with 191 residents
  • Description: village in Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Ypsous”
  • Historically known as: “Hypsous” and “Ipsoús”
  • Postal code: 22024

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stemnitsa Silver-Gold Smithery School and Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Prodromos).

School building
The is a publicly funded where students learn to craft jewelry from silver and gold, hence its name. It is located in Stemnitsa, , in southern .

Monastery
Photo: Einer flog zu Weit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zygovisti and Elliniko Trikolonon.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the municipal unit , western , . It is located in the mountains east of the river , 3 km southeast of Dimitsana and 4 km north of Stemnitsa. is situated 3½ km north of Stemnitsa.

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elliniko is a mountain village in western , . It is part of the municipal unit of Trikolonoi. It is situated on a mountain slope on the left bank of the river . is situated 4 km south of Stemnitsa.

Stemnitsa

Latitude
37.5561° or 37° 33′ 22″ north
Longitude
22.0831° or 22° 4′ 59″ east
Population
191
Elevation
1,075 metres (3,527 feet)
Open location code
8G94H34M+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 352640699
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
261752
Wiki­data ID
Q15635266
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Stemnitsa” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Υψούς”
  • Basque: “Stemnitsa”
  • Cebuano: “Stemnítsa”
  • Dutch: “Stemnitsa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ستيمنيتسا”
  • Finnish: “Stemnítsa”
  • French: “Stemnítsa”
  • German: “Stemnitsa”
  • Greek: “Οικισμός Στεμνίτσας”
  • Greek: “Στεμνίτσα Αρκαδίας”
  • Greek: “Στεμνίτσα”
  • Greek: “Υψούς Αρκαδίας”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stemnítsa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stremnitsa”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Stemnítsa”
  • Romanian: “Stemnitsa”
  • Russian: “Стемница”
  • Swedish: “Stemnítsa”

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