Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka
Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka is a church in Neapoli-Sykies, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia which is located on Μικράς Ασίας. Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka is situated nearby to the playground 6-12, as well as near 1-6.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Neapoli-Sykies Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου”
- Address: Μικράς Ασίας
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heptapyrgion and Byzantine Bath.
Heptapyrgion
Photo: Dlinemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heptapyrgion, modern Eptapyrgio, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Heptapyrgion is situated 2½ km southwest of Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka.
Byzantine Bath
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Byzantine Bath of the Upper City in Thessaloniki is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in Greece. Byzantine Bath is situated 3½ km southwest of Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka.
Alaca Imaret mosque
Museum
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alaca Imaret Mosque, also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in the 1480s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was built under the direction of Ishak Pasha. Alaca Imaret mosque is situated 4 km southwest of Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pefka and Agios Pavlos.
Pefka
Suburb
Photo: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pefka, also known as Retziki, is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is a municipal unit.
Agios Pavlos
Suburb
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Pavlos is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is a municipal unit. Agios Pavlos is situated 3 km southwest of Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka.
Sykies, Thessaloniki
Suburb
Photo: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sykies or Sykeai is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Sykies, Thessaloniki is situated 3 km west of Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka.
Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Neapoli-Sykies, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.65841° or 40° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
22.98867° or 22° 59′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8GG4MX5Q+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 612755295OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q27163180
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Macedonian—“Assumption of Mary Church, Pefka” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Успение Богородично (Юренджик)”
- Bulgarian: “Успение Богородично”
- Greek: “Ι. Ν. Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου”
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου Πεύκων”
- Macedonian: “Успение на Пресвета Богородица”
- Macedonian: “Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“ - Јуренџик”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 6-12 and 1-6.
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