Saint Athanasius Bridge
Saint Athanasius Bridge is a bridge in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Saint Athanasius Bridge is situated nearby to the church Άγιος Γιώργης, as well as near the locality Great Lavra.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Mount Athos
- Also known as: “Bridge of St. Athanasius the Athonite”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Lavra and Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou.
Great Lavra
Locality
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos, on the Athos peninsula in geographical Macedonia, northeastern Greece. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.
Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou
Hamlet
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic village of no more than 15 houses consisting of the idiorrhythmic skete of Agiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou. Skete of Aghiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou is situated 4½ km west of Saint Athanasius Bridge.
Provata
Locality
Provata is an area of Mount Athos that belongs to the Monastery of Great Lavra. It is close to the Monastery of Karakallou. This is where many people place the Skete of Glossia, which flourished in the 14th century. Provata is situated 5 km northwest of Saint Athanasius Bridge.
Saint Athanasius Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.19092° or 40° 11′ 27″ northLongitude
24.37365° or 24° 22′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8GG659RF+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 543011371OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q76157044
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Saint Athanasius Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Светиатанасов мост”
- Dutch: “Saint Athanasius Bridge”
- Greek: “Γεφύρι του Αγίου Αθανασίου του Αθωνίτη”
- Greek: “Γεφύρι του Αγίου Αθανασίου”
- Macedonian: “Светиатанасов мост”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Γιώργης and Αγίασμα Αγίου Αθανασίου.
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