Greece
West Macedonia
Kastoria

Polykarpi

Polykarpi is a village in , , . The 1920 Greek census recorded 585 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.
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  • Type: Village with 747 residents
  • Description: village in Kastoria, Western Macedonia region, Greece
  • Also known as: “Líchista”, “Polikárpi”, “Políkarpos”, and “Polykarpi, Kastoria”
  • Postal code: 52056

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake of Kastoria and Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa.

Lake
Photo: Pvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Orestiada or is a in the of , northwestern . 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. is situated 2½ km west of Polykarpi.

Monastery
Photo: Алиса Селезньова, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. is situated 2½ km southwest of Polykarpi.

Cave
Photo: Vagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km southwest of Polykarpi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavrochori and Foteini.

Village
Photo: konstantinos kolimpa…, CC BY 3.0.
is a village on the shores of in of , . Today is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , , . It is part of the community of . The 1920 Greek census recorded 29 people in the village. is situated 3 km northeast of Polykarpi.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village near the in , , part of the Makednoi municipal unit of . is situated 4 km south of Polykarpi.

Polykarpi

Latitude
40.52094° or 40° 31′ 15″ north
Longitude
21.31966° or 21° 19′ 11″ east
Population
747
Elevation
630 metres (2,067 feet)
Open location code
8GG3G8C9+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 306751663
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
734544
Wiki­data ID
Q12284969
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Polykarpi” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Личишча”
  • Bulgarian: “Личища”
  • Cebuano: “Polykárpi”
  • French: “Polykárpi”
  • German: “Polykarpi”
  • Greek: “Πολυκάρπη Καστοριάς”
  • Greek: “Πολυκάρπη”
  • Irish: “Polykarpi”
  • Macedonian: “Личишта”
  • Macedonian: “Личишча”
  • Macedonian: “Поликарпи”
  • Serbian: “Личишта”
  • Swedish: “Polykárpi”
  • Ukrainian: “Поликарпи”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Polykarpi”. Photo: NNeilAlieNN, CC BY-SA 3.0.