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unusual facts about Agia Paraskevi, Florina



Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos

Near the village at Klopedi, are the remains of the ancient Aeolian temple of Napaios Apollo, while Messa, also nearby, boasts the ruins of a big Ionian temple (late 4th–early 3rd century BC), possibly dedicated to three Greek deities: Zeus, Hera and Dionysos.

Albanian communities in Greece

Another small group of Albanian-speakers, speakers of a Northern Tosk Albanian dialect is to be found in the villages Drosopigi, Flampouro, Lechovo in Florina regional unit.

Anna Podlesnaya

Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Clara and Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Pas de deux and Giselle (Giselle), Princess Florina and Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty), Phrygia (Spartacus), Seventh and Eleventh Waltzes (Les Sylphides).

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

The new wing hosts two exhibitions: The Gold of Macedon, with artifacts from the cemeteries of Sindos, Agia Paraskevi, Nea Filadelfia, Makrygialos, Derveni, Lete, Serres, and Evropos; and The Thessaloniki Area in Prehistory, with material from prehistoric settlements, dating from the Neolithic to the Early and Late Bronze Age.

Battle of Lerin

The offensive began on 17 August 1916 with the Bulgarians taking Lerin and Banitsa.

Chalandri

Its built-up area is now continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Filothei, Marousi, Vrilissia, Agia Paraskevi, Cholargos, Neo Psychiko and Psychiko.

Dendrochori, Kastoria

According to the narrative history, the village was founded by immigrants from villages Berik, Ano Sliveni (Gorno Sliveni), Saynovo, Vevi (Banitsa) and Agia Paraskevi (Sveta Petka).

Douglas-Daly Experiment Station

Located at the junction of the Douglas and Daly Rivers and covering an area of approximately 100 km², the site spanned three major soil types of the Top End of the Northern Territory - Blain, Tippera and Florina soil types.

Folklore Museum of the Aristotle Association

Of particular note are the examples of wax-weaving, a craft of Byzantine origin that started to flourish in Florina when the refugees from Monastir arrived and continues to the present day.

George Zoley

George C. Zoley (born February 7, 1950 in Florina, Greece) is the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and founder of the GEO Group, which manages prisons and jails in the United States.

Hadzilia Folklore and Ethnological Museum

Lastly, visitors may admire the traditional women’'s costumes of Florina, Orini in Serres prefecture, Arachova, Metaxades in Thrace, the Darnakochoria, and Nea Zichni, and men’s costumes from Xiropotamos and Thrace.

Hymettus

The neighboring communities that surround the mountain are Athens, Zografou, Kaisariani, Vyronas, Ilissia (a region of Zografou), Ymittos, Ilioupoli, Argyroupoli, Elliniko, Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni in the west, Varkiza, Vari, Markopoulo and Paiania to its east, and Papagou, Cholargos, Agia Paraskevi, Gerakas and Glyka Nera.

Layeni

the former name of Triantafyllia, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, northern Greece

Limnochori

Limnochori, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, part of the municipal unit Aetos

Mesogeion Avenue

Mesogeion Avenue passes through the municipalities (west to east) Athens, Papagou-Cholargos, Filothei-Psychiko, Chalandri, Agia Paraskevi, Glyka Nera and Gerakas.

Michael Panopoulos

Panopoulos' parents come from the Macedonian Greek village of Kratero in Florina, Greece.

Minorities in Greece

In the Florina region Albanian speakers can be found in the villages of Flampouro, Drosopigi, Idroussa and Tripotamos.

Pavlos Rakovitis

Born in Rakovo, Florina, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Kratero, Florina, Greece) in 1877, he grew up to be the captain of 40 strong soldiers during the Macedonian Struggle.

Pedino

Pedino, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, part of the municipality Amyntaio

Population exchange between Greece and Turkey

Ultimately, the Greek authorities decided to deport thousands of Muslims from the Çamëria region, together with myriad others from Larissa, Langada, Drama, Vodina, Serez, Edessa, Florina, Kilkis, Kavala, and Salonika.

Thessaloniki–Bitola railway

The railway from Thessaloniki to Bitola is a 219-kilometre long railway line, that connects the port city Thessaloniki in Greece with Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia, via Veroia, Edessa, Amyntaio and Florina.

Tripotamos

Tripotamos, Florina, a village in the municipal unit of Meliti, Florina regional unit


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