Sparta

Sparta is a town in , . Sparta is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Temple of Artemis Orthia.

Museum
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The , founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia.

Ruins
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The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.

Archaeological site
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The is an archaeological site in Laconia, , located approximately 5 km from the modern city of . The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. is situated 3 km east of Sparta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city and municipality in the region of , and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient within the Evrotas Valley.

Suburb
is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, . It is the former seat of the municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.

Village
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is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos , a medieval Greek military leader. is situated 4 km north of Sparta.

Sparta

Latitude
37.07321° or 37° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
22.42438° or 22° 25′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G943CFF+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1104511687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Sparta” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Esparta”
  • Catalan: “Esparta”
  • Czech: “Sparta”
  • Dutch: “Sparta”
  • French: “Sparte”
  • German: “Sparta”
  • Greek: “Σπάρτη”
  • Hungarian: “Szpárti”
  • Italian: “Sparta”
  • Russian: “Спарта”
  • Serbian: “Спарта”
  • Spanish: “Esparta”
  • Ukrainian: “Спарта”

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Localities in the Area

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