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A29 Motorway (Greece)
The A29 motorway is a branch of the A2 motorway (Greece), A2 Egnatia Odos motorway in northern Greece, connecting it with the city of Kastoria and the Greek–Albanian border crossing at Krystallopigi. As from July 2017, the motorway is fully operational after the completion of the 15 km part between Koromilea, Koromilia and Krystallopigi at 14/7/17. Exit list References {{Greekroads Motorways in Greece Roads in Western Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystallopigi
Krystallopigi () or Kroustallopigi (Κρουσταλλοπηγή), before 1926: Smardesi (Σμαρδέσι) is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, community in Florina (regional unit), Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Prespes, of which it is a municipal unit. Krystallopigi is located close to the Greek–Albanian border and is from Florina. The municipal unit has an area of 101.984 km2. The population is 145 (2021). The main village is also called Krystallopigi. After the Greek Civil War, the village was resettled with Aromanians from Epirus. Today they still form the majority of the town's population. Nearby is located the depopulated village Vambel. Krystallopigi Border crossings of Albania, borders Albania to the west; Prespes, Prespes municipality to the north; Korestia, Korestia municipality, Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, to the east and southeast; and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikrokastro
Mikrokastro (, before 1927: Τσιρούσινον – ''Tsirousinon''), is a village and a community of the Voio municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Siatista Siatista () is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio (muni ..., of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 368 inhabitants in the community. The community consists of the villages Mikrokastro and Mesopotamo. References Populated places in Kozani (regional unit) Siatista Voio (municipality) {{WMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapoli, Kozani
Neapoli (, before 1928: Λειψίστα – ''Leipsista''), is a town in the Kozani regional unit of West Macedonia in northern Greece. A former municipality, it has been a municipal unit of Voio since the 2011 local government reform. The municipal unit has an area of 238.277 km2, the community 22.001 km2. The municipal unit has a population of 3,246 while the community has 2,063 inhabitants (2021). The community consists of the town Neapoli and village Melidoni. Name An original name of modern Neapoli was Lapsista (Λαψίστα). Linguist Max Vasmer states the toponym was ''Lěvšišče'' and cognate with the Serbo–Croatian ''Lepšić'', a personal name derived from the Slavic word ''lěp'' meaning "nice". Linguist Yordan Zaimov associated the toponym Lapsista with the Bulgarian toponym Lapšišta, deriving both from ''Lubčište'' in reference to a personal name formed from ''Lubko'', with ''bč'' in Slavic rendered as ''ps'' (ψ) in Greek. Linguist Konst ... [...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] |
Vogatsiko
Vogatsiko () is a village and a community in northern Greece in the geographic region of Macedonia, located at the southeast corner of the Kastoria regional unit. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the municipality of Ion Dragoumis. The population was 438 at the 2021 census. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and overlooks a valley through which the Aliakmon river passes. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 1.750 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900. Kanchov, Vasil, , Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ..., 1900, book 2, p. 43. Written as "Богацко (Богатско)". (in Bulgarian) The village has a rich history, including being the origin of the Dragoumis family and its most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Road 15
Greek National Road 15 (, abbreviated as EO15) is a single carriageway road in northern Greece. It connects Agios Germanos, near the border with North Macedonia, with the Greek National Road 6 near Kalampaka. It passes through Kastoria, Siatista and Grevena Grevena (, ''Grevená'' ; ) is a town and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena (regional unit), Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 12,515 citizen .... {{coord, 40.1827, 21.4975, display=title 15 Roads in Western Macedonia Roads in Thessaly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria National Airport
Kastoria National Airport (also known as Aristotelis Airport) is an airport in Argos Orestiko at the regional unit of Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece. Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kastoria National Airport: Statistics See also *Transport in Greece Transport in Greece has undergone significant changes in the past two decades, vastly modernizing the country's infrastructure and transportation. Although ferry transport between islands remains the prominent method of transport between the na ... References Airports in Greece Kastoria (regional unit) {{WMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argos Orestiko
Argos Orestiko (, before 1926: Χρούπιστα – ''Chroupista''; ) is a town and a municipality in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The Kastoria National Airport (also known as Aristotelis Airport) is located in Argos Orestiko. History Antiquity In antiquity, ''Argos Orestikon'' was the main town of the Orestae, in Upper Macedonia. It was said to have been founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who fled from Argos in the Peloponnese after the murder of his mother. The exact location of classical ''Argos Orestikon'' has not been found. Based on epigraphic evidence, the administrative centre of the Orestae lay near the centre of the present town Argos Orestiko, at a site named "Armenochori". During the campaign of Alexander the Great to the East, settlers from the town founded another Argos Orestikon to distant Scythian steppes during the 4th century BCE. Modern period At least since the 16th century, Argos Orestiko has a notable annual trade fair. Towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
