Banitsa
Banitsa is a deserted village in Serres regional unit, northern Greece. Its ruins are situated some 15 km north-east of the town of Serres, near the present-day village of Oreini, on the southern slopes of the Vrontous mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: abandoned settlement in Serres regional unit, Greece
- Also known as: “Bánitsa”, “Eripia Karion”, “Erípia Karión”, “Kariaí”, and “Karyes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oreini and Lakkos.
Oreini
Village
Photo: Makedonas62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oreini is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.
Lakkos
Locality
Photo: Serresmap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lakkos is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of Banitsa.
Banitsa
- Categories: former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sérres, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Banitsa” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Баніца”
- Bulgarian: “Баница”
- Croatian: “Banica (Grčka)”
- Croatian: “Banica, Grčka”
- Croatian: “Banica”
- Czech: “Banica”
- Dutch: “Banitsa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بانيتسا”
- French: “Banitsa (ruines)”
- French: “Banitsa (Ruines)”
- French: “Banitsa (Serres)”
- French: “Banitsa (Serrès)”
- French: “Banitsa (village de Grèce en ruines)”
- French: “Banitsa”
- Greek: “Βάνιτσα”
- Greek: “Καρυά”
- Greek: “Καρυαί”
- Greek: “Καρυές Σερρών”
- Greek: “Καρυές”
- Greek: “Μπάνιτσα”
- Macedonian: “Баница”
- Macedonian: “Кариес”
- Polish: “Karies Seron”
- Russian: “Карья”
- Serbian: “Баница (Сер)”
- Serbian: “Баница”
- Spanish: “Ruinas de Banitsa”
- Turkish: “Baniçe, Yunanistan”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Banitsa”. Photo: Кочев, CC BY-SA 3.0.