Άγιος Αλέξανδρος
Άγιος Αλέξανδρος is a church in Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Άγιος Αλέξανδρος is situated nearby to Municipal Library, as well as near the cemetery Κοιμητήριο Φερών.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theotokos Kosmosteira.
Theotokos Kosmosteira
Castle
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Theotokos Kosmosoteira is a Greek Orthodox church in Feres, Evros, in the Western Thrace region of Greece. It was built as a monastery in c. 1152 by the sebastokrator Isaac Komnenos, a son of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Theotokos Kosmosteira is situated 1 km northeast of Άγιος Αλέξανδρος.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Feres and Doriscus.
Feres
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Feres is in Western Thrace. It has the most significant Byzantine monument in Thrace: the Monastery of Panagia Kosmosoteira.
Doriscus
Village
Photo: Aristomakos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Doriscus was a settlement in ancient Thrace, on the northern shores of Aegean Sea, in a plain west of the river Hebrus. It was notable for remaining in Persian hands for many years after the Second Persian invasion of Greece, and remained thus known as the last Persian stronghold in Europe. Doriscus is situated 4½ km southwest of Άγιος Αλέξανδρος.
Pylaia
Village
Pylaia is a village in the municipal unit of Feres, in the southern part of the Evros regional unit, northeastern Greece. In 2021 its population was 102 for the community, including the villages Melia and Koila. Pylaia is situated 5 km northwest of Άγιος Αλέξανδρος.
Άγιος Αλέξανδρος
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.88948° or 40° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
26.16048° or 26° 9′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8GG8V5Q6+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 462672523OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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