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Kerkini Destination Guide
Delve into Kerkini in Greece
Kerkini in the region of Central Macedonia with its 1,573 residents is located in Greece - some 226 mi or ( 364 km ) North of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Kerkini is now 03:06 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Bucharest, Sofia, Pazardzhik, Kyustendil, and Blagoevgrad. While being here, you might want to check out Bucharest . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kerkini ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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MUNICIPALITY OF KERKINI SERRES PERFECTURE/MACEDONIA/GREECE
O δήμος Κερκίνης-Το σύνορο της φύσης! The municipality of Kerkini-The frontier nature. ..
Millenium Rodopoli Serres
Einfach Nur GeiL ..
Lake Kerkini
Lake Kerkini was awarded as one of European Committee's Destination of Excellence in 2010. Lake Kerkini is located in the prefecture of Serres, north of Thessaloniki, and it is one of the most importa ..
Kerkini Lake young horse rider
This is how a young boy showed us how he could ride his horse in the most amazing way, in the quietness of Lake Kerkini surroundings. Enjoy! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lake Kerkini
Lake Kerkini, is an artificial reservoir that was created in 1932, and then redeveloped in 1980, on the site of what was previously an extremely extensive marshland. Before 1932, there were irregular marsh lakes on Strymon, one of them called "Podkova" Ottoman Turkish: ݒودقوه كولي Podkova Gölü http://pds. lib. harvard. edu/pds/view/4952983?n=17 became the mother of Kerkini.
Located at 41.21 23.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Belasitsa (village)
Belasitsa (village) is a village in the municipality of Petrich, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
Located at 41.37 23.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Klyuch
Klyuch (Bulgarian: Ключ, "key"; also transliterated Кључ, Ključ, Kliuch, Kljuch, etc. ), in Medieval Greek known as Kleidion and in Latin known as Clidium, is a village in south-westernmost Bulgaria, part of Petrich municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. It lies at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|22|N|23|1|E||| | |name= }}, 455 metres above sea level. As of 2005, it has a population of 1,113 and the mayor is Hristo Markov.
Located at 41.37 23.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Battle of Kleidion
The Battle of Kleidion (or Clidium, after the medieval name of the village of Klyuch, " key"; also known as the Battle of Belasitsa) took place on July 29, 1014 between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It was the culmination of the nearly half-century struggle between the Bulgarian Emperor Samuel and the Byzantine Emperor Basil II in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. The result was a decisive Byzantine victory.
Located at 41.37 23.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tumba Peak (Belasica)
Tumba is a peak in the Belasica mountains in the region of Macedonia. The peak, 1,880 metres in height, lies on Belasica's main ridge, west of Lozen Peak and east of Sechena Skala Peak. A dome-shaped mountain with steep southern and northern slopes, Tumba is covered with low subalpine vegetation and is made of metamorphic rock. Tumba is notable as the point where the national borders of Bulgaria, Greece and the Republic of Macedonia meet.
Located at 41.34 22.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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