The Pierian Mountains (or commonly referred to as Piéria) are a mountain range between
Imathia
Imathia ( ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the ...
,
Pieria and
Kozani Region, south of the plain of
Kampania in
Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the Geographic regions of Greece, geographical and historical region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. With a ...
,
Greece
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. The village of
Vergina
Vergina (, ) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of the Veria municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, population exchanges after t ...
, where the archaeological site of
ancient Aigai lies, is built at the foot of these mountains. The highest point in the range is Flampouro at 2,193m (7,195 feet). The Pierian Mountains are the site of the
ski resort
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of
Elatochori. They also have two mountaineering refuges, at 1000m and 1680m.
Flora
Pierian Mountains are known for their rich flora, mainly for their deciduous forests as well as for some rare species of wild flowers. The mountains are lush with rich and diverse vegetation made of dense forests of beech, oak and chestnut, black and red pines; while shrubs and deciduous trees are found at the lowest levels.
Accidents
On 17 December 1997, a Yakovlev Yak-42 of Aerosvit Airlines, operating the route from
Odesa
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, Ukraine to
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
,
lost contact with the airport's air traffic control and during the second attempt the aircraft crashed in the Pierian mountains, near
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (, , ) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa (regional unit), Larissa and Pieria (regional ...
. A total of 70 people, passengers and crew, 41 of which were Greeks, were killed.
Gallery
References
External links
Greek Mountain FloraPieria Mountains terrain mapby Geopsis
Landforms of Imathia
Landforms of Pieria (regional unit)
Mountain ranges of Greece
Geography of ancient Pieria
Landforms of Central Macedonia
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