Transfiguration Church
Transfiguration Church is a church in Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia which is located on Μεταμορφώσεως Σωτήρος. Transfiguration Church is situated nearby to Church of Agios Georgios, as well as near the community center Δημοτική Κοινότητα Χορτιάτη.Photo: Протогер, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Pylaia-Chortiatis Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Transfiguration Church, Chortiatis” and “Ιερός Ναός Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος”
- Address: Μεταμορφώσεως Σωτήρος, Χορτιάτης, 57010
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Agios Georgios and Kissos Oros.
Kissos Oros
Peak
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Chortiatis or Hortiatis, known in Antiquity as Cissus or Kissos, is a mountain in Central Macedonia, Greece. It rises southeast of Thessaloniki, peaking at 1,201 metres. Kissos Oros is situated 3 km southeast of Transfiguration Church.
Μονή Παναγίας Χαρταΐτισσας
Church
Photo: Протогер, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Μονή Παναγίας Χαρταΐτισσας is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Transfiguration Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chortiatis and Exochi.
Chortiatis
Town
Photo: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chortiatis is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is a municipal unit.
Exochi
Village
Photo: Antoniskapa,pi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Exochi is a village and a community of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chortiatis, of which it was a municipal district. Exochi is situated 5 km northwest of Transfiguration Church.
Agios Vasileios
Village
Photo: Kyriakos-apollon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Vasileios is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality in Greece. Before the local government reform of 2011, it was part of the municipality of Koroneia, of which it was a municipal district. Agios Vasileios is situated 6 km north of Transfiguration Church.
Transfiguration Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6086° or 40° 36′ 31″ northLongitude
23.10248° or 23° 6′ 9″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8GG5J452+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1232946942OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q56194257
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Transfiguration Church” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Преображение Господне (Хортач)”
- Bulgarian: “Преображение Господне”
- Greek: “I.N. Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος”
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος Χορτιάτη”
- Greek: “Ναός Μεταμόρφωσης του Σωτήρος στον Χορτιάτη”
- Macedonian: “Свето Преображение”
- Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Преображение“ - Хортач”
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