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Agia Paraskevi (other)
Agia Paraskevi is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It may also refer to: * Agia Paraskevi, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in the municipality Agrinio, Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Arta, a village in the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, Arta regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Chalkidiki, a village in Chalkidiki, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Drama, a village in the municipality Doxato, Drama regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Ioannina, a village in the municipality Konitsa, Ioannina regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Karditsa, a village in the municipality Sofades, Karditsa regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Kilkis, a village in the municipality Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Kozani, a municipal unit in the Kozani regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos, a village in the island of Lesbos, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Lamia, a village in the municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome. Geography Agia Paraskevi is situated near the northern edge of the forested Hymettus mountain range, northeast of Athens city center. The municipality has an area of 7.935 km2. The built-up area of Agia Paraskevi is continuous with those of the neighboring Cholargos, Chalandri and Gerakas. Besides the central area around the Agia Paraskevi Square, Agia Paraskevi consists of 7 districts: Kontopefko, Nea Zoi, Tsakos, Stavros, Aigiannis, Pefkakia and Paradeisos. The National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos, which hosts the sole nuclear reactor in Greece, is situated in Agia Paraskevi. It is also home of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. The main thorou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, also ''Ayia Paraskevi'' is a village and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesvos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the central part of the island, on the northeast shore of Kalloni Bay. The village (pop. 2,195 at the 2011 census) is named after the ''Church of Agia Paraskevi'', which is found in a cave in one of the highest points of the town. The town cemetery is also located there. Presumably built over an old pagan temple, there is a well in the cave, and drinking the water from this well has been said to have conferred the Virgin Mary's protection. Agia Paraskevi is an old village that is becoming a powerful cultural and economic center for the island. The village is known for its old mansions, unique architecture and for its festivals. It is often referred to as the « Little Paris of the Aegean » ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi (Kato Akourdhalia)
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome. Geography Agia Paraskevi is situated near the northern edge of the forested Hymettus mountain range, northeast of Athens city center. The municipality has an area of 7.935 km2. The built-up area of Agia Paraskevi is continuous with those of the neighboring Cholargos, Chalandri and Gerakas. Besides the central area around the Agia Paraskevi Square, Agia Paraskevi consists of 7 districts: Kontopefko, Nea Zoi, Tsakos, Stavros, Aigiannis, Pefkakia and Paradeisos. The National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos, which hosts the sole nuclear reactor in Greece, is situated in Agia Paraskevi. It is also home of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeroskipou
Geroskipou ( el, Γεροσκήπου; tr, Yeroşibu) is a coastal village in Cyprus, east of Paphos. Its current population is approximately 7,000 and it is the second largest municipality in the Paphos District. Yeroskipou, with its remarkable five-domed Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi, and its Folk Art Museum, is a popular tourist destination. It is known especially for the production of Turkish delight or "lokum" (locally ''loukoumia'' or ''lukum'').Cyprus villagers make giant sweet , ''BBC News'', October 18, 2004 The town is the only place in the world which has protected geographical indication (PGI) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi (Yeroskipou)
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome. Geography Agia Paraskevi is situated near the northern edge of the forested Hymettus mountain range, northeast of Athens city center. The municipality has an area of 7.935 km2. The built-up area of Agia Paraskevi is continuous with those of the neighboring Cholargos, Chalandri and Gerakas. Besides the central area around the Agia Paraskevi Square, Agia Paraskevi consists of 7 districts: Kontopefko, Nea Zoi, Tsakos, Stavros, Aigiannis, Pefkakia and Paradeisos. The National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos, which hosts the sole nuclear reactor in Greece, is situated in Agia Paraskevi. It is also home of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi, Aspropotamos
Agia Paraskevi (, Nicolae Saramandu, ed. Manuela Nevaci, ''Atlasul lingvistic al dialectului aromân'' he Linguistic Atlas of the Aromanian Dialect/ Romanian Academy Publishing Press (2014), p. XLVI) is a village and a community of the Meteora municipality. Since the 2011 local government reform it was part of the community of Aspropotamos, of which it was a communal district. The 2011 census recorded 69 residents in the village. The community of Agia Paraskevi covers an area of 29.641 km2. Aromanians of Agia Paraskevi The local Aromanians of Agia Paraskevi call themselves in singular ''armâń gurțań''. A particularity of the Aromanian dialect in Agia Paraskevi, who speak a Pindus dialect, is that they have preserved the Latin word for flower, ''floare'', as opposed to the majority of Aromanians that call it ''lilice'' or ''chitcă''. They are all Orthodox Christians who worship at the Meteora monasteries located nearby to the village. See also * List of settlements in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή) is a village and a community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ... of the Thermi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Vasilika, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 2,244 inhabitants in the village. The community of Agia Paraskevi covers an area of 15.574 km2. See also * List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit References Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit) Thermi {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visaltia
Visaltia ( el, Βισαλτία, ) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nigrita. It was named after the ancient region Bisaltia. The ancient city of Berge is located here. Municipality The municipality Visaltia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Achinos *Nigrita *Tragilos *Visaltia The municipality has an area of 658.333 km2, the municipal unit 144.255 km2. Province The province of Visaltia ( el, Επαρχία Βισαλτίας) was one of the provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ... of the Serres Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Visaltia, and part of the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi, Serres
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή) is a village in the region of Serres, northern Greece. According to the 2011 Greek census, the village had 557 inhabitants. Geography and history Agia Paraskevi is located to the west limits of the Thessaloniki Regional Unit and south of the Strymonas River. It is built on the plain of Serres, between the villages of Terpni (SE), Nikokleia (SW) and Sisamia (NW). It is located 6 km northwest of Nigrita and 24 km southwest of Serres. The village was known as Xylotro (Ξυλότρο) until 1927, when it got renamed to Agia Paraskevi. According to the statistics of the Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ... geographer Vasil Kanchov, the village had a total of 460 inhabitants in 1900, of which 260 were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amari (municipality)
Amari ( el, Αμάρι) is a village and a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Foteini. The municipal unit has an area of . One of the major geographic features of Amari is the Amari Valley, a landform of high elevation known for olive cultivation. It is thought that Monastiraki was developed by Phaistos inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley. Municipality The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Kourites *Sivritos Province The province of Amari ( el, Επαρχία Αμαρίου) was one of the provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ... of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno
Agia Paraskevi is a settlement in the Rethymno municipality in Crete. Geographical data Agia Paraskevi is a lowland settlement located very close to Adele and at an average altitude of 120 meters. It is about 9.5 km east of Rethymno. Sights * The church of Agios Kosmas and Damianos, in the northern part of the settlement. * The church of Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the ..., in a wooded ravine, on the site of an older Byzantine church that pre-existed there and was destroyed. The remains of the older building still exist and have been incorporated into the new one, such as small parts of the Byzantine hagiographies with which the original church was decorated. The existence of these hagiographies helps in the dating of the first temple, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amfikleia-Elateia
Amfikleia–Elateia ( el, Δήμος Αμφίκλειας-Ελάτειας) is a municipality in the Phthiotis regional unit, Central Greece, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kato Tithorea. The municipality has an area of 533.32 km2. Municipality The municipality of Amfikleia–Elateia was formed after the 2011 local administration reform by the merger of the following three former municipalities that became municipal units: *Amfikleia *Elateia *Tithorea People * Costa Cordalis Costa Cordalis ( el, Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 July 2019) was a Greek-German Schlager singer. Biography Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elateia, Phthiotis, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 197 ... (1944-2019), German-Greek singer References Municipalities of Central Greece Populated places in Phthiotis {{CGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
