Oinoi () is a village in
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Greece (adm ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Tanagra
Tanagra () is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari. It is not far from Thebes, and it was noted in antiquity for the figurines named after it. The Tanagra figurines we ...
, and the municipal unit of
Schimatari
Schimatari () is a town and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km2. It ...
.
Population 855 (2021). It is situated in the wide valley of the river
Asopos
Asopos (; also Latinised as Asopus) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia
Monemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, ...
, at 6 km from the
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf (, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a h ...
coast. It is situated about 3 km southeast of
Schimatari
Schimatari () is a town and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km2. It ...
, 26 km east of
Thebes and 41 km north-northwest of
Athens
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.
Transport
Road
The
A1 motorway (
Athens
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Lamia
Lamia (; ), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".
In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...
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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
) passes northeast of Oinoi.
Rail
The village is served by
Oinoi railway station, just west of the town on the
Piraeus–Platy line and
Athens-Chalcis line (the
Oinoi–Chalcis line),
with frequent service in both directions.
Air
The Hellenic Air Force's
Tanagra Airport
Tanagra () is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari. It is not far from Thebes, and it was noted in antiquity for the figurines named after it. The Tanagra figurines wer ...
lies to the northwest.
Population
References
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Populated places in Boeotia
Tanagra