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Pistiros

Eastern Europe

Pistiros was an inland Greek emporion, or trading settlement, in ancient Thrace, located near the modern city of Vetren in the westernmost part of Bulgaria Maritsa River valley.

Facts
Founding Year
450 BCE to 426 BCE 1
Latitude
42.243296 degrees north 2
Longitude
24.08927 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Pistiros (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Pistiros was founded in the 3rd quarter of the 5th century BC.
  • History section
    Pistiros was founded in the 3rd quarter of the 5th century BC.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Pistiros (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.243296, longitude 24.08927
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Wikidata: Pistiros
Wikidata Q2097059, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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