Onchestos

Onchestos or Onchestus was a Greek town in ancient Boeotia northwest of . In ancient times it was famous for its sanctuary of Poseidon. The site has been excavated intermittently since the 1960s.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aliartos railway station.
is a railway station in Aliartos, Boeotia, Greece. is situated 2½ km northwest of Onchestos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aliartos and Petra.
Costas78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and former municipality… is situated 3½ km west of Onchestos.
Hansi667, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a community of the Aliartos-Thespies municipality. is situated 7 km west of Onchestos.
Thespies is a village in , . is situated 7 km south of Onchestos.

Onchestos

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Latitude
38.36631° or 38° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
23.13828° or 23° 8′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GC5948Q+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1265899253
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site

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