The St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center is located near a village that is well known for it's growth of what?
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St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center The St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center is a 191 acre camp run by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and located in the town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire near the village of Contoocook.
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Contoocook, New Hampshire Contoocook ( ) is a village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Hopkinton in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,444 at the 2010 census. Contoocook Village is well known for its growth of small businesses, preservation of historical landmarks, community involvement and recreational activities within the village.
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Agios Nikolaos, Messenia Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος , Saint Nicholas) is a fishing village in the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece; it is popular with holidaymakers. The village, known to English-speaking tourists as "Ag Nik," lies about 30 km south-east of Kalamata, on the eastern shore of the Messenian Gulf, and about 4 km south of Stoupa, a larger tourist village. It is part of the municipal unit of West Mani in Messenia.
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Calumet, Michigan Calumet ( ) is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The village may itself be included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. It is bordered on the north by Calumet Township, on the south by the unincorporated town of New Town and Blue Jacket, on the east by Blue Jacket and Calumet Township, and on the west by Yellow Jacket and Calumet Township. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. Calumet's nickname is Copper Town U.S.A.
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Agios Nikolaos, Corfu Agios Nikolaos is a traditional quiet village in the south-east of Corfu near to the villages of Petriti and Notos. The village was at one time called "Kolokythaki" (Κολοκυθάκι, meaning "courgette"). The main industry is agriculture as the land around is flat and the soil is rich despite the main part of the village being situated on a hill. There is a little tourism, mainly people who want to keep clear of large resorts. There are very few old houses in the village; most were built in relatively recently, giving the place a more affluent feel than most Corfiot Villages. The villagers came down from the old village of Korakades following a landslide which washed most of the village away.
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Avinashi Avinashi (previously known as "Thirupukkoliyur") is a Town Panchayat in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the fastest growing eastern suburb of Coimbatore. Avinashi is one among the seven taluks of Tirupur district. It is one of the popular pilgrim destination in Kongunadu region. Avinashi is located on National Highway NH47, which now bypasses the town. It is a town with rich cultural heritage and also coping up with the fast developments of the adjacent city. The history of the town is centred around the Avinasilingeswarar temple.
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Providence Village, Texas Providence Village is a new town in Denton County, Texas, United States. Composed largely of a master-planned community, it includes approximately 1,700 homes and 5,750 people. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had not yet incorporated, and was instead listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as the "Providence" census-designated place, with a population of 4,786.
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The Holyland (Wisconsin) The Holyland is an American region located mainly in northeastern Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and southern Calumet County. The area is known for its distinctive agricultural landscape, a close-knit community life, and deep Roman Catholicism brought by Germans who began settling the region in the 1840s. The area has been studied as an example of chain migration. It has been called "The Holyland" since at least 1898.
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Hampstead Hampstead ( or ), commonly known as Hampstead Village, is an area of London, England, 4 mi northwest of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. It has some of the most expensive housing in the London area. The village of Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.
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Rātana pā Rātana pā, or Ratana Community, is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, which developed around the Rātana church there. It is a site of pilgrimage for the Maori followers of the Rātana faith. Due to the importance of the Rātana movement in New Zealand politics, leading New Zealand politicians often attend annual gatherings at Rātana pā.
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Kilfenora Kilfenora (Irish: "Cill Fhionnúrach" , meaning "Church of the Fertile Hillside" "or" "Church of the White Brow" , ] ) is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the "City of the Crosses" for its seven (now five) high crosses. The village had around 220 inhabitants in 2011 and achieved a certain amount of fame as the location where much of the TV show "Father Ted" (1995-98) was filmed.
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Satellite village A satellite village is a term for one or more settlements that have arisen within the outskirts of a larger one.
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St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. It is known for its vibrant Polish-American community, various community events, and youthful parishioner base. St. Stanislaus is and always has been a group built around the faith and love for God. It proudly maintains its church, rectory, and parish center in good conditions. During the year, dances, bazaars, flea markets, and various events are hosted at the parish center, which is located in the church's parking lot.
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Rush Creek Village Rush Creek Village is a historic neighborhood in Worthington, Ohio, just north of Columbus. It was founded in 1954 by Martha and Richard Wakefield, who—along with architect Theodore Van Fossen—designed and built a community of 48 houses (later expanded to 51) based on Frank Lloyd Wright's principles of Usonian architecture. Rush Creek Village was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 2003.
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Wadsworth, Illinois Wadsworth is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,815 at the 2010 census. It is named after E. S. Wadsworth, who was a major stockholder for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, which passes through the village.
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Hamina Hamina (] ; Swedish: "Fredrikshamn" , ] ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 145 km east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is
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Yeşilköy Yeşilköy (] ; prior to 1926, San Stefano or "Santo Stefano" from the Greek: Άγιος Στέφανος pronounced "Ayos Stefanos", rendered in Turkish as "Ayastefanos", Bulgarian: Сан Стефано ) is a neighbourhood (Turkish: "mahalle" ) in the district of Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the Marmara Sea about 11 km west of Istanbul's historic city centre. Before the rapid increase of Istanbul's population in the 1970s, Yeşilköy was merely a village and a sea resort.
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Los Dominicos Village Pueblito Los Dominicos (Los Dominicos Village) is a crafts market and popular tourist shopping destination in a heritage zone of Santiago, Chile. It is located at the end of in Los Dominicos Park, to the side of San Vicente Ferrer Church (also known as Los Dominicos Church).
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Greenwich Village Greenwich Village, often referred to by locals as simply "the Village", is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Greenwich Village has been known as an artists' haven, the Bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBT movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. "Groenwijck", one of the Dutch names for the village (meaning "Green District"), was Anglicized to "Greenwich". Two of New York's private colleges, New York University (NYU) and the New School, are located in Greenwich Village.
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Baltic, Connecticut Baltic is the town center village of the town of Sprague, Connecticut, and a census-designated place (CDP). The population of the CDP was 1,250 as of the 2010 census. The Sprague town hall is in Baltic. The Baltic Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, encompassing virtually the entire extent of the village.
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Naantali Naantali (] ; Swedish: "Nådendal" ) is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of
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Pleasant Hill, Kentucky Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, or Shakertown, as it is known by residents of the area, is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lexington, in Kentucky's Bluegrass region. It is a National Historic Landmark District.