Banitsa
Banitsa is an abandoned village in Serres regional unit, Greece. The ruins lie about 15 km northeast of Serres, near the village Oreini, on the southern slopes of the Vrontous mountains.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: abandoned settlement in Serres regional unit, Greece
- Also known as: “Banica (Grčka)”, “Bánitsa”, “Banitsa (ruines)”, “Banitsa (Ruines)”, “Banitsa (Serres)”, “Banitsa (Serrès)”, “Banitsa (village de Grèce en ruines)”, “Eripia Karion”, “Erípia Karión”, “Kariaí”, “Karyes”, “Βάνιτσα”, “Καρυά”, “Καρυαί”, “Μπάνιτσα”, and “Кариес”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oreini and Lakkos.
Banitsa
- Categories: former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sérres, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2° or 41° 12′ north
Longitude
23.61667° or 23° 37′ east
Elevation
713 metres (2,339 feet)
Open location code
8GH55JX8+XM
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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”
- Czech: “Banica”
- Dutch: “Banitsa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بانيتسا”
- French: “Banitsa”
- Greek: “Καρυές Σερρών”
- Greek: “Καρυές”
- Macedonian: “Баница”
- Polish: “Karies Seron”
- Russian: “Карья”
- Serbian: “Баница (Сер)”
- Serbian: “Баница”
- Spanish: “Ruinas de Banitsa”
- Turkish: “Baniçe, Yunanistan”
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