Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko
Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko is a monastery in Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly. Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko is situated nearby to the peak Πετρωτό, as well as near Μενεξές.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: post-Byzantine monument of Larisa district, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Agiou Dimitriou Valetsikou” and “Βαλέτσικο”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower of Mamtzios and Church of Agiou Nikolaou Tsaritsanis.
Tower of Mamtzios
Castle
Photo: Ανδρέας Γκανατσιος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tower of Mamtzios is a castle, which is situated 3 km west of Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko.
Church of Agiou Nikolaou Tsaritsanis
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of Agiou Nikolaou Tsaritsanis is situated 3½ km west of Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsaritsani and Lygaria.
Tsaritsani
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsaritsani or Tsiaritsiani is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was an independent community. The community of Tsaritsani covers an area of 57.791 km2. Tsaritsani is situated 3½ km west of Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko.
Lygaria
Hamlet
Lygaria is a village in the municipality of Tyrnavos. Before 1966 it was a part of the community of Argyropouli. The 2021 census recorded 53 inhabitants in the village. Lygaria is a part of the community of Tyrnavos. Lygaria is situated 6 km south of Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko.
Elassona
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elassona is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit of Greece. In antiquity, it was known as Oloosson and was a town of the Perrhaebi tribe. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus. Elassona is bypassed by the GR-3 road. Elassona is situated 7 km west of Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko.
Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.88442° or 39° 53′ 4″ northLongitude
22.26624° or 22° 15′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8GF4V7M8+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1286088264OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q16328172
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In Other Languages
“Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Valetsiko” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου Τσαριτσάνης”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου (Βαλέτσικο)”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου Βαλέτσικο”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πετρωτό and Άγιος Αντώνιος.
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