Pineios
Sign in to saveAlso known as Salamvrias, Salavrias, Pineios River, Peneus, Pinois, Salambra, Saleamvria
river in Thessaly, Greece
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
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Thessaly
- Image
- Pineios River (Thessaly) through the Vale of Tempe.JPG
- Length
- 216
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- Commons category
- Pineios River (Thessaly)
- mouth of the watercourse
- Thermaic Gulf
- 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.