Palaistra
Palaistra is a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece. Pre–war and post–war immigration from Palaistra led to the formation of a diaspora and most of the village population lives abroad in the northern suburbs of Melbourne in Australia.- Village with about 230 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 610 metres (2,000 feet)
- Description: village in Florina, Greece
- Postal code: 53100
- Also known as“Borésnitsa”“Palaistra, Florina”“Palestra”
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Railway station
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Sitaria
Sitaria is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
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Tripotamos
Tripotamos is a village in Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
2½ km northwest of Palaistra
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Ammochori is a village in Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
3½ km southwest of Palaistra
Palaistra
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Latitude
40.80277° or 40° 48′ 10″ north
Longitude
21.51605° or 21° 30′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GG3RG38+4C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Palaistra” goes by many names.
БорешницаBulgarian
ПалестраBulgarian
PalaístraCebuano
PalaistraDutch
Μπορέσνιτσα (historical)Greek
ΠαλαίστραGreek
Παλαίστρα ΦλώριναςGreek
PalaistraIrish
БорешницаMacedonian
БорешницаSerbian
PalaístraSwedish
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