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Krokos

Krokos is a small Greek town, 5 km south of the city of located in the geographical region of , in . It was the seat of the municipality of Elimeia and it is famous globally for the production of high-quality saffron.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 2,970 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Govlítsa”
  • Postal code: 50010

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kozani National Airport Filippos.

Aerodrome
Kozani National Airport "Filippos" is located 4 km southeast of the Greek city of . It started operations in the 1950s. Kozanis' and Kastorias' airports are the only two public airports in the region of , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Krokos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karyditsa and Lefkovrysi.

Village
is a municipal department of the city of in northern . Located south of the city centre, it had a population of 818 at the 2021 census.

Village
is a community of the city of in northern . Located south-west of the city centre, it has a population of 1,089. is situated 3½ km west of Krokos.

Village
is a village and a community of the . Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Elimeia, of which it was a municipal district. is situated 4 km south of Krokos.

Krokos

Latitude
40.26228° or 40° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
21.81663° or 21° 48′ 60″ east
Population
2,970
Elevation
601 metres (1,972 feet)
Open location code
8GG37R68+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 296784213
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
735521
Wiki­data ID
Q929244
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Krokos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كروكوس”
  • Bulgarian: “Крокос”
  • Cebuano: “Krókos”
  • Dutch: “Krokos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كروكوس”
  • Finnish: “Krókos”
  • French: “Krókos”
  • Greek: “Κρόκος Κοζάνης”
  • Greek: “Κρόκος”
  • Hungarian: “Krokos”
  • Irish: “Krokos”
  • Macedonian: “Гоблица”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krókos”
  • Polish: “Krokos”
  • Russian: “Крокос”
  • Serbian: “Крокос (Грчка)”
  • Serbian: “Крокос”
  • Swedish: “Krókos”
  • Turkish: “Kozana”

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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 “Krokos”. Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.