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Kastoria
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Kastoria (, Kastoriá ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of the 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 city is known for its many Byzantine churches, Byzantine and Ottoman-era domestic architecture, its lake and its fur clothing industry.
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Kastoria, officially Καστοριά, is a city in Greece located within the Kastoria Municipality and the Kastoria Regional Unit. The city is named after the beaver and features Byzantine architecture. It is situated next to Lake Orestiada at an elevation of 630 meters above sea level. The official language is Greek, and the city has an area of 57.30 square kilometers.
Administratively, Kastoria is part of the West Macedonia region. It is twinned with Kyiv, Enna, City of Wanneroo, and Plovdiv. The local dialing code is 24670, and the postal code is 52100. A nearby location named Ntoltso is recorded with an elevation of 641 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Καστοριά
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 13,387
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Kastoria
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Καστοριά
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Kastorias.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Western Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kastoria
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 33095
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 763.3
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 16393
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 57.3
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 700
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 521 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 24670
- Greek Dimos.licence
- KT
- Greek Dimos.demonym
- KastorianKastorianos (Greek)
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Golden Hour in Kastoria Greece.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Kastoria and Lake Orestiada.
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
By plane to Argos Orestiko, 15 km away from the Kastoria city centre. Airlines are only available through Athens.
Or by air to Thessaloniki, and then 2 hours travel to Kastoria by car (or bus).
See
Visit the numerous Byzantine churches. See the beautiful lake
Do
Go for skiing at the two near ski centres. Buy Furs from the numerous local furriers Buy Fur accessories as well. Take a walk by the beautiful lake
Buy
Visit the world's biggest fur trade centre Also buy furs from Mailon Furs [http://www.mailonfurs.com
Drink
Good local 'tsipouro' (just like ouzo) and wine
Sleep
The city of Kastoria is very touristic and has a lot of great places to spend your night.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
- Name
- Municipality
- Districts
- Climate
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman era
- Macedonian Struggle and Balkan Wars
- Modern Greece
- World War II
- Contemporary period
- Economy
- Population
- Historical
- Jewish Community
- Landmarks
- Byzantine monuments
- Doltsó and Apózari
- Jewish Monuments
- Ottoman monuments
- Modern period
- Education
- Cuisine
- Sports
- Location
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Kastoria (, Kastoriá ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of the 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 city is known for its many Byzantine churches, Byzantine and Ottoman-era domestic architecture, its lake and its fur clothing industry.
== Name == In the 6th century, the historian Procopius wrote the name Kastoria was used for the lake. The first reference to the town of Kastoria is by historian John Skylitzes writing about the late 10th century. The toponym Kastoria means "place of beavers" and is derived from kastori (καστόρι), the Greek word for beaver and an animal whose local habitat was along the shores of lake Kastoria. The name of the town is sometimes written as Castoria, especially in older works. The town is known as Kesriye in Turkish, Kostur (Cyrillic: Костур) in Bulgarian and Macedonian, Kosturi in Albanian and Kusturea in Aromanian.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kastoria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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