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.

Poros, Evros

Village

Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Poros, Evros is a village, which is situated 5 km east 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″ north

Longitude

26.16048° or 26° 9′ 38″ east

Open location code

8GG8V5Q6+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 462672523

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=orthodox

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