Folklore Museum
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- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in Corinth, Greece
- Also known as: “Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth” and “Vassos Petropoulos - Panayiotis Gartaganis historical museum of Corinthos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pegasus Statue and Old OSE Corinth Station.
Pegasus Statue
Work of art
Photo: Katvle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pegasus Statue is a work of art, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Folklore Museum.
Old OSE Corinth Station
Railway station
Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former Corinth railway station was on the former metre gauge Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways. The Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways reached Corinth in July 1884. Old OSE Corinth Station is situated 380 metres southeast of Folklore Museum.
Bust of Periander, Corinth
Work of art
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bust of Periander, Corinth is a work of art, which is situated 130 metres west of Folklore Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corinth and Examilia.
Corinth
Photo: OrthoArchitectDU, CC BY 3.0.
Corinth or Korinth is one of the oldest towns of Peloponnese, a port and the capital of the homonym region.
Examilia
Village
Examilia is a town in the municipality of Corinth, Greece. It is situated about 5 km south of Corinth, and 6 km west of Kechries. The name likely derives from the adjacent Hexamilion Wall, although it had not been in use for some time before the town was founded. Examilia is situated 5 km south of Folklore Museum.
Loutraki
Photo: Stolbovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loutraki is a seaside resort and spa town in the Corinth Region of the Peloponnese. The ancient town – Thermae today called Loutraki, is located on the north side of the Corinthian Gulf and it's extended on the foot of the Gerania mountain range, along a pebbled beach of 4 km.
Folklore Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.94025° or 37° 56′ 25″ northLongitude
22.93551° or 22° 56′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8G94WWRP+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 366139503OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5774172
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Folklore Museum” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιστορικό και λαογραφικό μουσείο Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Λαογραφικό Μουσείο”
- Russian: “Фольклорный Музей”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Statue of Hercules and Bust of Milton Iatridis.
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