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Ypato
Ypato (Greek: Ύπατο) is a small village in Thebes Municipality, Boeotia, Greece. It is located east of Thebes, in the slopes of Mount Ypatio. According to the 2011 Census, it has 438 residents. There's a church that is located from the village, called Church of Transfiguration of Jesus of Sagmata, built close to Mount Ypatio. Etymology The village was known as Syrtzi (Σύρτζι) until 1930. In the same year it was renamed to Ypato. See also * List of settlements in Boeotia This is a list of settlements in Boeotia, Greece. * Agia Anna * Agia Triada * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Spyridonas * Agios Thomas * Agios Vlasios * Akontio * Akraifnio * Alalkomenes * Aliartos * Alyki * Ampelochori * Ant ... References {{coord, 38, 23, N, 23, 24, E, display=title, region:GR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Boeotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Boeotia
This is a list of settlements in Boeotia, Greece. * Agia Anna * Agia Triada * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Spyridonas * Agios Thomas * Agios Vlasios * Akontio * Akraifnio * Alalkomenes * Aliartos * Alyki * Ampelochori * Anthochori * Antikyra * Arachova * Arma * Askri * Asopia * Chaeronea * Chostia * Dafni * Davleia * Dionysos * Distomo * Domvraina * Eleonas * Ellopia * Evangelistria * Kallithea * Kaparelli * Karya * Kastro * Kleidi * Kokkino * Koroneia * Kyriaki * Lafystio * Lefktra * Leontari * Livadeia * Loutoufio * Loutsio * Mavrommati * Mavroneri * Melissochori * Mouriki * Neochoraki * Neochori * Oinofyta * Oinoi * Orchomenos * Paralia Distomou * Parori * Pavlos * Petra * Plaka Dilesi * Plataies * Profitis Ilias * Prosilio * Pyli * Pyrgos * Romaiiko * Schimatari * Skourta * Solinari * Stefani * Steiri * Tanagra * Thebes * Thespies * Thisvi * Thourio * Tsoukalades * Vagia * Vasilika * Xironomi * Ypato * Ypsilantis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thebes, Greece
Thebes (; ell, Θήβα, ''Thíva'' ; grc, Θῆβαι, ''Thêbai'' .) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece. It played an important role in Greek myths, as the site of the stories of Cadmus, Oedipus, Dionysus, Heracles and others. Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed a Mycenaean settlement and clay tablets written in the Linear B script, indicating the importance of the site in the Bronze Age. Thebes was the largest city of the ancient region of Boeotia and was the leader of the Boeotian confederacy. It was a major rival of ancient Athens, and sided with the Persians during the 480 BC invasion under Xerxes I. Theban forces under the command of Epaminondas ended Spartan hegemony at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, with the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite military unit of male lovers celebrated as instrumental there. Macedonia would rise in power at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, bringing decisive victory to Philip II over an alliance of Thebes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, Βοιωτία; modern: ; ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes. Boeotia was also a region of ancient Greece, from before the 6th century BC. Geography Boeotia lies to the north of the eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth. It also has a short coastline on the Gulf of Euboea. It bordered on Megaris (now West Attica) in the south, Attica in the southeast, Euboea in the northeast, Opuntian Locris (now part of Phthiotis) in the north and Phocis in the west. The main mountain ranges of Boeotia are Mount Parnassus in the west, Mount Helicon in the southwest, Cithaeron in the south and Parnitha in the east. Its longest river, the Cephissus, flows in the central part, where most of the low-lying areas of Boeotia are found. Lake Copais was a large lake in the center of Boeotia. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
