Avgi
Avgi is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The 1920 Greek census recorded 312 people in the village, and 200 inhabitants were Muslim in 1923.- Type: Village with 159 residents
- Description: village in Greece, Western Macedonia
- Also known as: “Avgi, Kastoria”, “Avyí”, and “Авги”
- Historically known as: “Brestani”, “Bresteni”, and “Krya Nera”
- Postal code: 52200
Places of Interest
Highlights: Saint Nicholas Church.
Saint Nicholas Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentavryso and Lakkomata.
Pentavryso
Village
Pentavryso is a village in Kastoria Municipality, in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Pentavryso is situated 3 km west of Avgi.
Lakkomata
Village
Lakkomata is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Lakkomata is situated 3 km southeast of Avgi.
Krya Nera
Hamlet
Krya Nera is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Krya Nera is situated 3½ km south of Avgi.
Avgi
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kastoria, Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.44928° or 40° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
21.17514° or 21° 10′ 31″ east
Population
159
Elevation
730 metres (2,395 feet)
Open location code
8GG3C5XG+P3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Avgi” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Breshtanji”
- Bulgarian: “Брещани”
- Bulgarian: “Брещени”
- Cebuano: “Avgí”
- Dutch: “Avgí”
- French: “Avgi”
- German: “Avgi”
- Greek: “Αυγή Καστοριάς”
- Greek: “Αυγή”
- Greek: “Κρύα Νερά” (historical)
- Greek: “Μπρέστανη” (historical)
- Greek: “Μπρέστενη” (historical)
- Irish: “Avgi”
- Macedonian: “Брештени”
- Macedonian: “Брешчени”
- Russian: “Авьи”
- Serbian: “Брештени”
- Swedish: “Avgí”
- Turkish: “Breştani, Kesriye”
- Turkish: “Breştani”
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