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Zografou (other)
Zografou ( el, Ζωγράφου, link=no) may refer to: * Zografou, an eastern suburb of Athens, Greece *Zograf Monastery, a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece *, a village in the municipal unit Moudania, Chalkidiki, Greece See also * Zografos (other) Zografos or Zographos ( el, Ζωγράφος , ''painter'') is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1844-1927), Greek MP and academic, after whom the Athens suburb is named * Christakis Zografos (1820-1898), Ottoman Greek ... * Zograf (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zografou
Zografou ( el, Ζωγράφου) is a suburb of approximately 71,000 in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was named after the Greek politician Ioannis Zografos. To the east of Zografou lies mount Hymettus. The area, being close to the centre of Athens, developed similar urban sprawl characteristics, with high-rise buildings of even 10 stories tall being the norm. The municipality is also home to the National and Kapodistrian university of Athens and National Technical university of Athens campuses and therefore, a great part of its population is university students. Zografou includes the smaller areas of Ilissia and Goudi. Geography Zografou is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 4 km east of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 8.517 km2. Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Zografou is continuous with that of mucipality of Athens. A large campus of the National a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zograf Monastery
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery ( bg, Зографски манастир; el, Μονή Ζωγράφου, ''Moní Zográphou'') is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos (the "Holy Mountain") in Greece. It was founded in the late 9th or early 10th century by three Bulgarians from Ohrid and is regarded as the historical Bulgarian monastery on Mount Athos, and is traditionally inhabited by Bulgarian Orthodox monks. The monastery is named after the 13th or 14th century icon of Saint George, known as Saint George the Zograf (Светѝ Гео̀рги Зогра̀ф). The name of the latter comes from the belief that the icon mysteriously painted itself on the prepared board ( in Greek means "painter" (from ="life" and ="scribe"). History The earliest written evidence of the monastery's existence dates from 980. During the Middle Ages, the monastery was generously supported by the Bulgarian rulers, such as Ivan Asen II and Ivan Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moudania, Greece
Nea Moudania ( el, Νέα Μουδανιά, ''Néa Moudaniá''; often referred to as Moudania (Μουδανιά, ''Moudaniá''), the name of the municipal unit to which the town belongs, is the seat of the municipality of Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki, Greece. The town is 60 km south of Thessaloniki and is the financial and commercial center of Chalkidiki, as well as its most populous town. It was built after 1922 by Greek refugees from Anatolia who wanted to give the settlement the name of their hometown (now Mudanya, Turkey), hence the addition of the word ''nea'', which means ''new'' in Greek. Nea Moudania hosts the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki. The town's harbor serves as Thessaloniki's adjuvant. Sports POM (Panathletic Association of Moudania) is the only sports club in Nea Moudania, whose football team play in the Delta Ethniki, while the volleyball team play in the A2 Ethniki Volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zografos (other)
Zografos or Zographos ( el, Ζωγράφος , ''painter'') is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1844-1927), Greek MP and academic, after whom the Athens suburb is named * Christakis Zografos (1820-1898), Ottoman Greek banker and benefactor :* Georgios Christakis-Zografos or Georgios Zografos (1863-1920), his son, Greek politician and president of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus :* Zografeion Lyceum, Greek school in Istanbul, Turkey, named after its benefactor Christakis Zografos :* Zographeion College, former educational institution in Northern Epirus (today in Albania), named after its benefactor Christakis Zografos * Saint Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Byzantine monk and painter * Panagiotis Zographos, Greek painter of the Greek War of Independence * Giorgos Zographos (1936–2005), Greek actor and singer * (1796-1856), Greek physician, politician and diplomat, who took part in the 3 September 1843 Revolution * , Greek judge linked to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
