Saint Demetrius
Saint Demetrius is a church in Dio-Olympos, Pieria, Central Macedonia. Saint Demetrius is situated nearby to the school building 1st Primary School, as well as near the hotel Xenios Dias.Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Dion-Olympos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Dimitrios” and “Saint Demetrius Church, Litochoro”
- Address: Λιτόχωρο, 60200
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Litochoro Maritime Museum and Saint Nicholas.
Litochoro Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Astrea12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The seafaring of the inhabitants of the Greek mountain village Litochoro has a long tradition which is represented in the Maritime Museum. Litochoro Maritime Museum is situated 540 metres northeast of Saint Demetrius.
Saint Nicholas
Church
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Saint Nicholas is a church, which is situated 340 metres northeast of Saint Demetrius.
Olympus National Park Information Center
Tourism office
Photo: Juergen-Olymp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Olympus National Park Information Center is located near Litochoro at the base of Mount Olympus in Greece, and its goal is to inform its visitors about the geology, archaeological sites, mythology, monasteries, plants, animals and other subjects relating to the Olympus National Park. Olympus National Park Information Center is situated 1 km north of Saint Demetrius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litochoro and Pláka.
Litochoro
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-Olympos municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Pláka
Village
Photo: Salonica84, Public domain.
Plaka is a settlement of the Dio-Olympos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Litochoro. The 2021 census recorded 194 inhabitants in the village. Plaka is a part of the community of Litochoro. Pláka is situated 5 km east of Saint Demetrius.
Platanakia
Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Platanakia is a settlement of the former municipality of Dion, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Platanakia is situated 7 km north of Saint Demetrius.
Saint Demetrius
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dio-Olympos, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.1024° or 40° 6′ 9″ northLongitude
22.49928° or 22° 29′ 57″ eastInception
1760Open location code
8GG44F2X+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 530500989OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q20498261
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Saint Demetrius” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Димитър”
- Greek: “Άγιος Δημήτριος”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Δημητρίου στο Λιτόχωρο”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Demetrio (Litójoro)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Demetrio”
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