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Lake Orestiada
Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria ( el, Λίμνη Ορεστιάδα) is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. Sitting at an altitude of 630 metres, the lake covers an area of 28 square kilometres. Nine rivulets flow into the lake, and it drains into the Haliacmon river. Its depth varies from nine to ten metres. The Orestida was formed about 10 million years ago.{{Citation needed, date=April 2019 The Kastoria Peninsula (with the town of Kastoria) divides the lake into two parts, the larger to the north and the smaller to the south. The lake takes its name from the Oreiades. Lakeside attractions include, apart from the Byzantine architectural heritage of the town, an 11th-century Byzantine monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa and the reconstructed prehistoric settlement of Dispilio, where the Dispilio Tablet was retrieved from the lake in 1992. The lake is known to freeze in winters. Pictures File:Road next to Orestias Lake in Kastoria Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria
Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria regional unit, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine churches, Byzantine and Ottoman-era domestic architecture, its lake and its fur clothing industry. Name The city is first mentioned in 550 AD, by Procopius as follows: "There was a certain city in Thessaly, Diocletianopolis by name, which had been prosperous in ancient times, but with the passage of time and the assaults of the barbarians it had been destroyed, and for a very long time it had been destitute of inhabitants; and a certain lake chances to be close by which was named Castoria. There is an island in the middle of the lake, for the most part surrounded by water; but there remains a single narrow approach t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalmatian Pelican
The Dalmatian pelican (''Pelecanus crispus'') is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans rivaling those of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberia in the North, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. No subspecies are known to exist over its wide range, but based on size differences, a Pleistocene paleosubspecies, ''P. c. palaeocrispus,'' has been described from fossils recovered at Binagady, Azerbaijan. As with other pelicans, the males are larger than the females, and likewise their diet is mainly fish. Their curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white plumage are distingui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Greece
This is a list of lakes of Greece. Natural lakes of Greece * Central Greece **Lake Amvrakia ** Lake Dystos, Euboea, presently largely drained **Lake Lysimachia ** Lake Ozeros ** Lake Saltini ** Lake Voulkaria ** Lake Yliki ** Lake Trichonida **Lake Vouliagmeni, Attica * Crete ** Lake Kournas ** Lake Voulismeni * Epirus **Lake Gistova **Lake Ioannina (Pamvotis) ** Lake Morfi * Macedonia **Lake Chimaditida **Lake Doirani, eastern portion **Lake Kastoria (Orestiada) ** Lake Koronia ** Lake Prespa, southeastern portion ** Lake Mikri Prespa **Lake Vegoritida ** Lake Volvi ** Lake Zazari * Thrace ** Lake Mitrikou ** Lake Vistonida * Peloponnese ** Lake Kaiafas ** Lake Lamia, Achaia ** Lake Stymfalia **Lake Vouliagmeni, Corinthia ** Lake Taka Former natural lakes * Lake Copais, Boeotia * Lake Karla (Voivis), near Volos Artificial lakes * Central Greece ** Evinos Lake ** Kastraki Lake ** Kremasta or Acheloos Lake **Marathon Lake ** Mornos Lake **Stratos Lake * Macedonia **Kerkini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of Panagia Mavriotissa
The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa ( el, Παναγία Μαυριώτισσα) is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. It is believed that the emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-1118) built the monastery there to commemorate the event. Surrounding the region of the lake of Kastoria there are 72 churches and chapels, Mavriotissa being one of the earliest of them. History The monastery was initially named ''Mesonesiotissa'' ("in the middle of the island") and in the beginning of the 17th century it renamed itself to ''Krepenitissa'' ("of Krepeni") after the name of the nearby village Krepeni. Sometime from the middle to late 17th century it changed its name to ''Mavriotissa'' ("of Mavrovo") after the village Mavrochori near Kastoria Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavrochori
Mavrochori ( el, Μαυροχώρι(οv), meaning "black village"; before 1928: Μαύροβον - ''Mavrovon'') is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the Lake Orestiada, lake of Kastoria. In addition to the trade fair, festive events take place on the 13th - 15th of August of the Assumption of Mary, where the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa celebrates (it was built by General George Palaiologos in commemoration of the victory against the Normans in 1083). The Mavrochori Nautical Club also operates in the village. History It was in existence at least from 1380 and is denoted, under the name ''Mavrobo'', in the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece which was published on 1 January 1830. The name ''Mavros'', together with the name ''Krepeni'', is found in a title deed executed by Serbian nobleman Nikola Bagaš. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krepeni
Krepeni ( el, Κρεπενή) is a village near the lake Orestiada in Macedonia, Greece, part of the Makednoi municipal unit of Kastoria municipality. History Ancient Greece Three necropolises of different dates have been identified in the area. The oldest is from the 8th to the 7th century BC (Early Iron Age) with dense burials in simple, usually rectangular pits, a few of which are box-shaped. Three hundred meters from the first were found a total of twenty tombs with unique findings of the archaic era (6th century BC) and the third of the early Hellenistic period of the fourth quarter of the 4th century or the beginning of the 3rd BC. century. Ottoman Empire The village of Krepeni had a historical relationship with both the nearby village of Mavrochori as well as with the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, which was named ''Krepeniotissa'' in the early 17th century. In the beginning of 19th century François Pouqueville described ''Crepeni'' as a hamlet of eight famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lake Kastoria
The Battle of Lake Kastoria ( el, Μάχη λίμνης Καστοριάς) consisted of two parallel engagements north and south of Lake Kastoria (individually known in Greek as the battles of Argos Orestiko and of Foteini Pass) between Greek and German forces on 15 April 1941. Following the Greek failure to hold the Pass of Kleisoura, on 14 April, a new attempt was made to stop the German advance east of the road Bilisht (in Albania) – Kastoria – Grevena, which was used as the main route for the withdrawal of the Greek Western Macedonia Army Section. Prelude The origin of the battle lies with the battle of Kleisoura Pass, crossing between mountains Vitsi and Siniatsiko immediately to the east of the plain of Kastoria, separating it from the plains of Ptolemaida. In the engagement fought on 13 and 14 April, the Greek detachment comprising elements from the Greek 20th Infantry Division failed to hold the German LSSAH brigade. In the midday 14 April, the commander of the Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mute Swan
The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurosiberia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to the largest populations outside of its native range, with additional smaller introductions in Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange beak bordered with black. It is recognizable by its pronounced knob atop the beak, which is larger in males. Taxonomy The mute swan was first formally described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin as ''Anas olor'' in 1789, and was transferred by Johann Matthäus Bechstein to the new genus ''Cygnus'' in 1803. Both ''cygnus'' and ''olor'' mean "swan" in Latin; ''cygnus'' is a variant form of ''cycnus'', a borrowing from Greek ''kyknos'', a word o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Headed Gull
The black-headed gull (''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'') is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds reside in the milder westernmost areas of Europe. Small numbers also occur in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it was previously placed in the genus ''Larus''. The genus name '' Chroicocephalus'' is from Ancient Greek ''khroizo'', "to colour", and ''kephale'', "head". The specific ''ridibundus'' is Latin for "laughing", from ''ridere'' "to laugh". The black-headed gull displays a variety of compelling behaviours and adaptations. Some of these include removing eggshells from one's nest after hatching, begging co-ordination between siblings, differences between sexes, conspecific brood parasitism, and extra-pair paternity. They are an overwintering specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasian Coot
The Eurasian coot (''Fulica atra''), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar. Similar looking coot species are found throughout the world, with the largest variety of coot species living in South America. Taxonomy The Eurasian coot was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae'' under its current binomial name ''Fulica atra''. Linnaeus specified the locality as Europe but this is now restricted to Sweden. The binomial name is from Latin: ''Fulica'' means "coot", and ''atra'' means "black". Four subspecies are recognised: * ''F. a. atra'' Linnaeus, 1758 – Europe and north Africa to Japan, India, southeast Asia, Philippines and Borneo * ''F. a. l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria (regional Unit)
Kastoria ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Kastoriás'') is one of the 74 regional units of Greece and is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the homonymous city of Kastoria. Geography Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina to the north, Kozani to the southeast, Grevena to the south and Ioannina to the southwest. The area of the regional unit roughly corresponds to the ancient Greek region of Orestis of Upper Macedonia. The international border with the Albanian district of Korçë lies on the western edge of the regional unit. The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The Haliacmon river flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
