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A27 Motorway (Greece)
The A27 motorway is a branch of the A2 motorway (Greece), A2 Egnatia Odos motorway at Kozani, which leads towards Ptolemaida and from there to Florina and the Niki, Greece, Niki border crossing with North Macedonia. It is part of the European route E65. Within 2012 tenders were announced for the construction of the 14,5 km section from Florina up to the border crossing with North Macedonia as a motorway. Construction started in 2013 and finished in December 2015. The northern part from Florina to Niki, Greece, Niki was opened to traffic on 20 May 2016. The section from Ptolemaida to Florina is operational Greek National Road 3, as an expressway (GR-3) and is planned to be upgraded to a motorway sometime until 2025. Exit list References {{Greekroads Motorways in Greece Roads in Western Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical Macedonia (region), region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of over 1.83 million. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians, a South Slavs, South Slavic people. Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks in North Macedonia, Turks, Romani people in North Macedonia, Roma, Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs, Bosniaks in North Macedonia, Bosniaks, Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians and a few other minorities. The region's history begins with the Paeonia (kingdom), kingdom of Paeonia. In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontokomi
Pontokomi () is a village located in the central part of Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia region, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Dimitrios Ypsilantis. It is situated between the cities of Ptolemaida and Kozani Kozani (, ) is a town in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas, Aliakmonas riv ... ( distance from each). It is a refugee town, developed as a modern and organised village with a complete market and services. A new amphitheatre opened 15 July 2001 which was constructed at the foot of the mountain and shaped by former quarries. On 20 June 2002, it was named Amphitheatre Mikis Theodorakis. Pontokomi is notable in later Greek history including the participation of the majority of residents in the resistance during World War, and also in marching against dictatorship. The main industry is agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perdikkas
Perdiccas (, ''Perdikkas''; 355BC – 320BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and the regent of Alexander's empire after his death. When Alexander was dying, he entrusted his signet ring to Perdiccas. Initially the most pre-eminent of the successors, Perdiccas effectively ruled Alexander's increasingly unstable empire from Babylon for three years until his assassination, as the kings he ruled for were incapable. Perdiccas was born to Macedonian nobility. A supporter, (bodyguard) and (elite cavalry commander) of Alexander, he took part in Alexander's campaign against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, distinguishing himself at the battles of Thebes and Gaugamela, and followed Alexander into India. When Alexander died in 323BC, Perdiccas rose to become supreme commander of the imperial army, as well as regent for Alexander's vast empire, ruling on behalf of Alexander's intellectually disabled heir, King Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander's infant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozani (regional Unit)
Kozani () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Kozani. Geography Kozani borders the regional units of Kastoria to the west and northwest, Florina to the north, Pella to the northeast, Imathia and Pieria to the east, Larissa (part of Thessaly) to the southeast, and Grevena to the south. The main mountain ranges are Askio in the northwest, Voio in the west, Vermio in the northeast and the Pierian Mountains in the southeast. The river Aliakmon flows through the southern part, and through the large reservoir Lake Polyfytos. Lignite is mined in the north, around Ptolemaida. Climate Its climate ranges from continental to mountainous. Kozani has warm to hot summers and cool winters, cooler than Thessaloniki, the mountainous, the western and the eastern portions receive cold winters and features snow. Its sunshine days are days shorter than the south and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filotas
Filotas (, before 1927: Τσαλτζιλάρ – ''Tsaltzilar''; , ''Chaldzhievo'') is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amyntaio. The municipal unit has an area of 132.495 km2. Population 3,616 (2021). Demographics The 1920 Greek census recorded 2,137 people in the village, and 2,100 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsaltzilar were from East Thrace (393), Asia Minor (60) and the Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ... (106) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,893 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 539 (2,188 people). Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edessa, Greece
Edessa (, ), known until 1923 as Vodena (), is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. Edessa holds a special place in the history of the Greek world as, according to some ancient sources, it was here that Caranus established the first capital of ancient Macedon. Later, under the Byzantine Empire, Edessa benefited from its strategic location, controlling the Via Egnatia as it enters the Pindus mountains, and became a center of medieval Greek culture, famed for its strong walls and fortifications. In the modern period, Edessa was one of Greece's industrial centers until the middle of the 20th century, with many textile factories operating in the city and its immediate vicinity. Today however its economy mainly relies on services and tourism. Edessa hosts most of the administrative services of the Pella regional unit, as well as some depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegoritida
Vegoritida () is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Edessa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 289.987 km2. Population 3,197 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Arnissa. The municipality was named after the Lake Vegoritida Lake Vegoritida (, ''Limni Vegoritida''), also historically referred to as Lake Ostrovo (, ''Limni Ostrovou''), is one of the largest natural lakes in northern Greece. Located in the region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, it lies 6 km northeast ..., and is situated on the northeastern shore of this lake. References Populated places in Pella (regional unit) Edessa, Greece {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyntaio
Amyntaio (, before 1928: Σόροβιτς – ''Sorovits''; Macedonian: Суровичево, Сорович), is a town and municipality in the Florina regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The population of Amyntaio proper is 4,348, while that of the entire municipality is 14,169 (2021). The town is named after the ancient king of Macedon, and father of Philip II and grandfather of Alexander the Great, Amyntas III. History The village mosque was destroyed and located at the site of the present Municipal Centre building. The Church of St. Konstantinos and Helen was declared a hazard to public safety and demolished with tanks in the late twentieth century. Archaeological excavations On March 4, 2007, an unknown civilization around four lakes that lasted from 6000 BC to 60 BC has been uncovered in two important excavations of a Neolithic and an Iron Age settlement in the Amyntaio district of Florina, northern Greece. A 7,300-year-old home with a timber floor, remnants of food s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xino Nero
Xino Nero (, before 1926: Εξί Σού – ''Exi Sou''; ; or alternatively Gorno Varbeni Macedonian: Горно Врбени; Bulgarian: Горно Върбени) is a village in the municipality Amyntaio, within the regional unit of Florina. The village is built at a height of 550 meters. According to the 2021 census, the population of the village amounts to 907 inhabitants. The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture and animal husbandry. It is 34 km from Florina and 5 from Amyntaio. Geography Xino Nero is in Greece. Xinó Nerósa Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2015-04-11; database download sa 2015-05-23 It is located in the municipality of Amyntaio, prefecture of Florina and region of West Macedonia, in the northern part of the country, 300 km northwest of Athens the country's capital. 647 meters above sea level is located in Xinó Neró. The land around Xinó Neró is hilly to the northwest, but to the southeast it is flat. The highest point in the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vevi
Vevi (, before 1926: Μπάνιτσα – ''Banitsa''; Macedonian Language, Macedonian and , ''Banica'' or ''Banitsa'') is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti (municipal unit), Meliti in Florina (regional unit), Florina regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. The village is passed by two national roads which lead to Thessaloniki, Florina, Amyntaio, and Kozani. Additionally, it has a railway station on the line between Florina and Thessaloniki. The Official Football Club of Vevi is Vevi FC The church of St. Nicholas was built in 1460. "St. Nikolaos church in Vevi (Banitsa) is a small single-nave church covered with a timber roof, which was built, according to the founder’s inscription, in 1460" Economy It is mainly a farming community and is the site of the Achlada, the Vevi lignite Mining, mines from Miocene, Upper Miocene. History The city dates back to Ancient Rome, Roman times. Archeological finds from this period, such as the marble torso of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
