Tanagra
Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari. 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.
Tanagra
Τανάγρα | |
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Tanagra Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 38.32781°N 23.53798°E | |
| 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) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 19,432 |
| • Municipality density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 3,827 |
| • Municipal unit density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,117 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 27.814 |
| 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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