Variko
Variko is a village and a former community in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amyntaio, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 638 residents
- Description: village in Florina Regional Unit, Greece
- Also known as: “Mokreni” and “Varikón”
- Historically known as: “Mókraini”
- Postal code: 50005
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kleisoura Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klisoura and Foufas.
Klisoura
Village
Photo: Geovagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kleisoura is a traditionally Aromanian settlement and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kastoria, of which it is a municipal unit. Klisoura is situated 3 km west of Variko.
Foufas
Village
Foufas, known before 1927 as Paleochori and Paleor, is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mouriki, of which it was a municipal district. Foufas is situated 5 km southeast of Variko.
Milochori
Village
Milochori is a village in the Mouriki municipal unit, northern Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. It is located 30 km east of Ptolemaida. It is situated at an altitude of 680 meters above sea level. At the 2021 census, the population was 557. Milochori is situated 5 km southeast of Variko.
Variko
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Amyntaio, Florina, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.5398° or 40° 32′ 23″ northLongitude
21.50244° or 21° 30′ 9″ eastPopulation
638Elevation
753 metres (2,470 feet)Open location code
8GG3GGQ2+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 296077035OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
733946Wikidata ID
Q2464850
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Variko” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Варик̀о”
- Bulgarian: “Мокрени”
- Bulgarian: “Мо̀крени”
- Cebuano: “Varikó”
- Dutch: “Variko”
- Finnish: “Varikó”
- French: “Mókreni”
- French: “Varikó”
- Greek: “Βαρικό Φλώρινας”
- Greek: “Βαρικό”
- Greek: “Βαρικόν Φλώρινας”
- Greek: “Βαρικόν”
- Greek: “Καρατζά Κιόι”
- Greek: “Μόκραινα” (historical)
- Greek: “Μόκραινη”
- Greek: “Μόκρενη” (historical)
- Irish: “Variko”
- Italian: “Variko”
- Macedonian: “Варико”
- Macedonian: “Варикон”
- Macedonian: “Мокрени”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Varikó”
- Pontic: “Καρατζά Κιόι”
- Romanian: “Variko”
- Russian: “Варикон”
- Serbian: “Мокрени”
- Swedish: “Varikó”
- Turkish: “Karacaköy”
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