Tanagra
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For other uses, see Tanagra (disambiguation).
Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari.[2] It is not far from Thebes, and it was noted in antiquity for the figurines named after it. The Tanagra figurines were a mass-produced, mold-cast and fired type of Greek terracotta figurine produced from the later fourth century BC, primarily in Tanagra.
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Tanagra
Τανάγρα | |
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Coordinates: 38.32781°N 23.53798°E / 38.32781; 23.53798 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Greece |
Regional unit | Boeotia |
Area | |
• Municipality | 461.02 km2 (178.00 sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi) |
• Community | 27.814 km2 (10.739 sq mi) |
Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 18,500 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 3,212 |
• Municipal unit density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
• Community | 929 |
• Community density | 33/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 322 00, 320 09 |
Area code(s) | 22620 |
Vehicle registration | ΒΙ |
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