Pineios
Sign in to saveAlso known as Salamvrias, Salavrias, Pineios River, Peneus, Pinois, Salambra, Saleamvria
river in Thessaly, Greece
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pineios is referenced by 131 other articles, and connects out to Greece, Athens and river.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
Vinony files it under Landforms of Larissa (regional unit), Landforms of Trikala (regional unit) and Pineios basin.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Greece
- Location
- Pindus mountains
- Length
- 205 km (127 mi)
- Basin size
- 9,500 km (3,700 sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Pineios River (Thessaly) through the Vale of Tempe.JPG
- Length
- 216
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- Commons category
- Pineios River (Thessaly)
- watershed area
- 9500
- native label
- Πηνειός
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός, romanized: Pineiós, Modern Greek: [pi.ni.ˈos], Ancient Greek: [pɛːnei̯ós], referred to in Latin sources as Peneus) is a river in Thessaly, Greece. The river is named after the god Peneus. During the late Middle Ages, it was also known as the Salamvrias or Salavrias (Σαλα[μ]βριάς).
Pineios flowing through Larissa Pineios, autumn
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pineios” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.