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Potamia (genus)
Potamia may refer to the following places: In Cyprus *Potamia, Cyprus (Turkish: Pattayam, Bodamya and Dereliköy), a village in the Nicosia district. In Greece *Potamia, Achaea, a village in Achaea, part of the municipality Kalavryta *Potamia, Agia, a municipal unit in the Larissa regional unit, part of the municipality Agia *Potamia, Arcadia, a village in Arcadia, part of the municipality Megalopoli *Potamia, Elassona, a municipal unit in the Larissa regional unit, part of the municipality Elassona *Potamia, Evrytania, a municipal unit in Evrytania, part of the municipality Karpenisi *Potamia, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina regional unit, part of the municipality Zagori *Potamia, Laconia, a village in Laconia, part of the municipality Sparti (municipality), Sparti *Potamia, Naxos, a village in the island of Naxos in the Cyclades *Potamia, Thasos, a village in the island of Thasos *Potamia, Xanthi, a village in the Xanthi regional unit, part of Nea Kessani *Nea Potamia, a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamia, Cyprus
Potamia ( Greek: Ποταμιά, Turkish: ''Potamya'', ''Bodamya'' and ''Dereliköy'') is a village in the north-east of Cyprus in the district of Nicosia, close to the Green Line separating it from the area of the breakaway, unrecognised Northern Cyprus. Together with Pyla and Rizokarpaso, Potamia forms one of the few remaining ethnically mixed communities in Cyprus, made up of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. History Here lie the remains of the Royal Residence of King Peter II (1369-1382), destroyed by the Saracens in 1426. When the site was visited by Rupert Gunnis in 1936, only a portion of the walls, a large vaulted room with fragments of frescoes, remained. Prior to the inter-communal conflict and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of 1974 the village had a Turkish-Cypriot majority, however most Turkish Cypriots have subsequently emigrated to Northern Cyprus, and now the village is mostly inhabited by the remaining Greek-Cypriots. Nonetheless, the village has a history of co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naxos
Naxos (; el, Νάξος, ) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best abrasives available. The largest town and capital of the island is Chora or Naxos City, with 7,374 inhabitants (2011 census). The main villages are Filoti, Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos and Glynado. Geography Climate Naxos experiences a Mediterranean climate, with relatively mild winters and warm summers. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csa". (Mediterranean Climate). Inland areas of the island are much wetter and cooler in winter. Mythic Naxos According to Greek mythology, the young Zeus was raised in a cave on Mt. Zas ("''Zas''" meaning "''Zeus''"). Homer mentions " Dia"; literally the sacred island "of the Goddess". Károly Kerényi explains: One legend has it that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luca
San Luca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about east of Reggio Calabria. The town is situated on the eastern slopes of the Aspromonte mountain, in the valley of the Bonamico river. At about from San Luca up the mountain lies the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi. The Italian author Corrado Alvaro was born in San Luca in 1895. His hand-written notes and other personal belongings are now kept in the house where he was born by the Corrado Alvaro Foundation.San Luca: the story and traditions , Movimento Donne San Luca e della Locride History San Luca was founded on October 18, 1592, by the |
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos ( el, Θάσος, ''Thásos'') is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area. The island has an area of and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region. Before the local administration reform of 2011, it was part of the Kavala Prefecture. The largest town and the capital is Thasos, officially known as ''Limenas Thasou'', "Port of Thasos", situated at the northern side. It is connected with the mainland by regular ferry lines between Keramoti and Thassos town, and between the regional centre of Kavala and Skala Prinou. Thasos's economy relies on timber from its forests, marble quarries, olive oil, and honey. Tourism has also become important since the 1960s, although not to the level of other Greek islands. History Mythology Staphylus ( grc, Στάφυλος), the beloved son of god Dionysus, lived in Thasos. Prehistory Lyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skala Potamia
Skala may refer to: Places Greece * Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece * Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece * Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in north-eastern Greece * Skala, Cephalonia, a resort in the Ionian Islands Elsewhere * Skała (other), several places in Poland * Skala-Podilska, a town in Ukraine * Skala, Burgas Province, a village in Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria * , a village in Dulovo Municipality, Silistra Province, north-eastern Bulgaria * Skála, a village in the Faroe Islands * Skåla (other), places in Norway Other uses * SKALA, the process computer for the Chernobyl-type nuclear power plants * Skala (sports organization), a Jewish Communist sports organization in interbellum Poland * ''Skala'', a 2011 album by Mathias Eick * Zastava Skala Zastava Skala (), also known as Yugo Skala (), is a generic name for a family of cars built by Serbian manufacturer Zastava Automobili. Based on a Fiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chios
Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greece, Greek list of islands of Greece, island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of Mastic (plant resin), mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni of Chios, Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Chios (regional unit), Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean modern regions of Greece, region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Chios, North Aegean, Chios. Locals refer to Chios town as ''Chora'' ( literally means land or country, but usually refers to the capital or a settlement at the highest point of a Greek island). The island was also the site of the Chios massacre, in which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamia, Xanthi
Potamia ( el, Ποταμιά) is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is located two kilometers west of Nea Kessani Nea Kessani ( el, Νέα Κεσσάνη) is a settlement in the Abdera municipal unit, Xanthi regional unit of Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the ... and is also three kilometers southwest of Lake Vistonida. In 1991, the settlement contained 197 inhabitants. Populated places in Xanthi (regional unit) Abdera, Thrace {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamia, Thasos
Potamia () is a village on the island of Thasos, Greece. It is built in the valley at the foot of Mount Ipsario, and surrounded to the south and east by pine and sweet chestnut forests. Its coastal annexe is the holiday resort of Skala Potamias. Potamia was the birthplace of the Greek-born American sculptor Polygnotos Vagis, and a museum dedicated to his work exists in the village. Etymologically, the name of the village is derived from the streams that run through it. Gallery File:Potamia-local-museum.jpg, Polygnotos Vagis Municipal Museum in Potamia File:Saint-haralambos-church-in-Potamia.jpg, Saint Haralambos Saint Charalampos ( grc, Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampas, Charalampus, Charalambos, Haralampus, Haralampos, Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, ... church in Potamia File:Street-in-Potamia.jpg, Old street in Potamia File:Skala-potamia.jpg, Skala Potamias File:Thassos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamia, Achaea
Paos ( el, Πάος, before 1927: Σκούπι - ''Skoupi'') is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion. In 2011 its population was 253 for the village and 298 for the community, which includes the villages Dechounaiika (pop. 18), Palaios Paos (pop. 0), Potamia (pop. 17) and Vesini (pop. 10). It is 25 km southwest of Kalavryta, and 50 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 33 ( Patras - Tripoli) passes through the village. Its central road is named "111". Population History The location of the ancient city Paos has been found near the modern village, of which the remainder remains to be excavated. Ancient artifacts and remains of the walls have been found. It had a perimeter of 516 m, and had an almost triangular shape with its point facing west with its acropolis in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with an aqueduct north of the old city. It was said that Euphor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparti (municipality)
Sparta ( el, Σπάρτη ) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2011) of 35,259, of whom 17,408 lived in the city. History Beginning in the 13th century, the political and cultural center of Laconia shifted to Mystras, some 4 km to the west. The settlement at ancient Sparta, named Lacedaemonia, continued to exist, although greatly depopulated, until modern times as a town of a few thousand people who lived among the ruins, in the shadow of Mystras. The Palaiologos family (the last Byzantine Greek imperial dynasty) also lived in Mystras. The Despotate of the Morea was captured by the Ottomans under Mehmed II in 1460. In 1834, after the Greek War of Independence, King Otto of Greece decreed the town should be expanded into a city. Modern day Sparta, the capital of the prefecture of Lakonia, lies on the eastern foothills of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
