Xiropótamos
Xiropótamos is a stream in Greece. Xiropótamos is situated nearby to the village Polykarpi, as well as near Mavrochori.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake of Kastoria and Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa.
Lake of Kastoria
Lake
Photo: Pvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. It spreads out in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains and is the remnant of a huge ancient Miocene lake that reached an area of 164 square kilometres and at a depth of 50 meters.
Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa
Monastery
Photo: Алиса Селезньова, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083.
Cave of the Dragon
Cave
Photo: Vagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave of the Dragon is situated 3 km southwest of Xiropótamos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polykarpi and Mavrochori.
Polykarpi
Village
Polykarpi is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The 1920 Greek census recorded 585 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.
Mavrochori
Village
Photo: konstantinos kolimpa…, CC BY 3.0.
Mavrochori is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the lake of Kastoria.
Krepeni
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Krepeni is a village near the lake Orestiada in Macedonia, Greece, part of the Makednoi municipal unit of Kastoria municipality. Krepeni is situated 3½ km south of Xiropótamos.
Xiropótamos
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Stára Réma” and “Xiropotamos”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.51667° or 40° 31′ northLongitude
21.31667° or 21° 19′ eastElevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)Open location code
8GG3G888+MMGeoNames ID
733816
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Xiropótamos” goes by many names.
- Macedonian: “Стара Река”
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Notable Places Nearby
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