Agios Georgios
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There are many places and churches that have the name Agios Georgios (Greek
, Άγιος Γεώργιος, for Saint George
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There are several capes that have this name:
There is a cave:
There is a castle:
There was a ship:
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, Άγιος Γεώργιος, for Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
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In Cyprus
- Agios Georgios, Famagusta (Turkish: Aygün), near Trikomo, Cyprus
- Agios Georgios, KyreniaAgios Georgios, KyreniaAgios Georgios is village located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, west of the town of Kyrenia....
(Turkish: Karaoğlanoğlu), near Kyrenia - Agios Georgios, LimassolAgios Georgios, LimassolAyios Yeoryios is village located in the Limassol District of Cyprus, approximately 20 km north of Limassol....
- Agios Georgios, NicosiaAgios Georgios, NicosiaAgios Georgios is village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, near the town of Agia Marina....
, near Agia Marina - Agios Georgios, Paphos
In Greece
- Agios Georgios, Achaea, part of Rio, suburb of Patras
- Agios Georgios, Aetolia-Acarnania, part of Missolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania
- Agios Georgios, Arcadia, part of the municipality of North KynouriaNorth KynouriaNorth Kynouria or Vóreia Kynouría is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the peripheral unit, between the northwestern shores of the Argolic Gulf and northern Laconia. Its land area is 576.981 km². Its population is 12,825 . The seat of the municipality is in...
, Arcadia - Agios Georgios, Boeotia, part of the municipality of KoroneiaKoroneia, BoeotiaKoroneia is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Livadeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,625...
, Boeotia - Agios Georgios Sikousis, part of the municipality of KampochoraKampochoraKampochora is a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the south-central part of the island. It has a land area of 50.571 km². Its...
, Chios - Agios Georgios, CorfuAgios Georgios, CorfuAgios Georgios is a village and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northwestern part of Corfu and has a land area of 39.445 km²...
, a municipality and a place in the island of CorfuCorfuCorfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The... - in the Elis Prefecture:
- Agios Georgios, Andravida (formerly Vrachneika), part of the municipality of Andravida
- Agios Georgios, Pyrgos, part of Pyrgos
- Agios Georgios, Euboea, part of the municipality of Avlon, Euboea
- Agios Georgios, now part of Famagusta DistrictFamagusta DistrictFamagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta. The city of Famagusta is currently controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ....
, Cyprus - Agios Georgios, Grevena, a village in the municipality IrakleotesIrakleotesIrakleotes is a former municipality in Grevena peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Grevena, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,080 . The seat of the municipality was in Agios Georgios....
, Grevena prefecture - Agios Georgios, a settlement in Ilia, Greece
- Agios Georgios, Imathia, part of the municipality of DovrasDovrasDovras is a former municipality in the Imathia Prefecture, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Veroia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 5,154 for the municipality. Its area is 104.1 km2 and its density is 49.5/km2. The seat of the...
, Imathia - Agios Georgios, KarditsaAgios Georgios, KarditsaAgios Georgios is a Greek village located 11 from of Karditsa in the western part of the Karditsa peripheral unit. Agios Georgios is in the municipal unit of Mitropoli...
, part of the municipality of MitropoliMitropoliMitropoli is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karditsa, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,759 . Also called "Paliocastro" or old castle....
, Karditsa - Agios Georgios, Laconia, part of the municipality of VoiesVoiesVoies is a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is on the southern tip of Cape Malea. It is a predominantly agricultural region with a few minor villages and one...
, Laconia - Agios Georgios LangouraAgios Georgios LangouraAgios Georgios Langoura is a neighbourhood in the eastern portion Patras. The name comes from a nearby church and the rich family of Langoura, their house still survives into the present time. During the Turkish rule it had all the consulates and the residents of the consulates...
- in the Larissa Prefecture:
- Agios Georgios Farsalon, part of the municipality of EnippeasEnippeasEnippeas is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farsala, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,526 . The seat of the municipality was in Megalo Evydrio....
- Agios Georgios Larisis, part of the municipality of EnippeasEnippeasEnippeas is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farsala, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,526 . The seat of the municipality was in Megalo Evydrio....
- Agios Georgios Farsalon, part of the municipality of Enippeas
- in the Lasithi Prefecture:
- Agios Georgios Lasithiou, part of the municipality of Oropedio LasithiouOropedio LasithiouOropedio Lasithiou or Lasithi Plateau is a large scenic plain, and a municipality, located in the Lasithi peripheral unit in eastern Crete, Greece...
- Agios Georgios Siteias, part of the municipality of Siteia
- Agios Georgios Lasithiou, part of the municipality of Oropedio Lasithiou
- in the Magnesia Prefecture:
- Agios Georgios NileiasAgios Georgios NileiasAgios Georgios Nileias is a Greek village located 20 km east of Volos in the Magnesia prefecture. Agios Georgios Nileias is built amphitheatrically at the elevation of 700 m on the slopes of Pelion. Agios Georgios Nileias is in the municipal unit of Milies. Its population in 2001 was 1,092...
, part of the municipality of MiliesMiliesMilies is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit. It is a traditional Greek mountain village, at a height of 400 m on Mount Pelion. It is 28 km from... - Agios Georgios Feron, part of the municipality of Feres, MagnesiaFeres, MagnesiaFeres is a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rigas Feraios, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,116 . The seat of the municipality was in Velestino .- Notable people :* Rigas Feraios , Greek...
- Agios Georgios Nileias
- Agios Georgios, Phocis, part of the municipality of AmfissaAmfissaAmfissa is a town and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the regional unit of Phocis...
, Phocis - in the Phthiotis Prefecture:
- Agios Georgios Domokou, part of the municipality of XyniadaXyniadaXyniada is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Domokos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,396 . The seat of the municipality was in Omvriaki....
- Agios Georgios TymfristouAgios Georgios TymfristouAgios Georgios Tymfristou is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,278 .-External links:*...
, a municipality
- Agios Georgios Domokou, part of the municipality of Xyniada
- Agios Georgios Pagon, a town in Corfu
- Agios Georgios, Preveza, part of the municipality of FilippiadaFilippiadaFilippiada is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 8,429 . Filippiada is divided into smaller regions entailing Old Filippiada,...
, Preveza - Agios Georgios, ThessalonikiAgios Georgios, ThessalonikiAgios Georgios is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,466 . The seat of the municipality was in Asprovalta....
, a municipality in the prefecture of Thessaloniki - Agios Georgios, Salamis , a village near to Salamis IslandSalamis IslandSalamis , is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus and about 16 km west of Athens. The chief city, Salamina , lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay, which opens into the Saronic Gulf...
Other
There is a bay that has this name:- Agios Georgios Bay
There are several capes that have this name:
- Cape Agios Georgios (Chios), Greece, on the island of ChiosChiosChios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
- Cape Agios Georgios (Corfu), Greece, in the western part of CorfuCorfuCorfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
- Cape Agios Georgios (Dodecanese), Greece, in the DodecaneseDodecaneseThe Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
- Cape Agios Georgios (Kefallinia), Greece on the island of Cephalonia
- Cape Agios Georgios (Lesbos), Greece in Lesbos IslandLesbos IslandLesbos is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with 320 kilometres of coastline, making it the third largest Greek island. It is separated from Turkey by the narrow Mytilini Strait....
There is a cave:
- Agios Georgios Cave on the island of CorfuCorfuCorfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
There is a castle:
- Agios Georgios (fortress) in the municipality of Livathos on the island of Cephalonia
There was a ship: