Old Government House
Old Government House is a castle in Komotini, Rhodope Prefecture, East Macedonia and Thrace. Access is restricted and requires permission. Old Government House is situated nearby to Courthouse, as well as near the historic building Old Division Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Mosque and Old Mosque.
New Mosque
Mosque
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The Yeni Mosque, also known as the Defterdar Ahmet Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in the town of Komotini, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. New Mosque is situated 190 metres southwest of Old Government House.
Old Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eski Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Two Balconies, is a mosque located on Gravias Street, in the town of Komotini, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. Old Mosque is situated 350 metres west of Old Government House.
Folk Museum
Museum
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Folklore Museum of Komotini is a museum in Komotini in Greece. It was founded in 1962 and since 1989 it is housed in the Peidis Mansion, itself a restored sample of local traditional architecture. Folk Museum is situated 500 metres south of Old Government House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Komotini and Itea.
Komotini
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Komotini is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece and its capital. It is also the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan.
Itea
Village
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itea is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Old Government House.
Kalchas
Village
Kalchas, is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. Kalchas is situated 5 km northeast of Old Government House.
Old Government House
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Komotini, Rhodope Prefecture, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.12031° or 41° 7′ 13″ northLongitude
25.40633° or 25° 24′ 23″ eastInception
1870Open location code
8GH74CC4+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1078208289OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Old Government House” goes by many names.
- German: “Altes Regierungsgebäude”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Διοικητήριο”
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