| World / Greece / Thessaloniki / Yerakarou, 1 km from center (Γερακαρού) | Coordinates: 40°37'37"N 23°12'48"E |
gerakarou
www.gerakarou.gr
Description of village
The Gerakaroy' is found V/A of Thessalonica in the old street ' thessalonika-Kavala ', in their foot hortiati and with view the lake Koronia, is the seat of municipality Koronia, that is constituted by five municipal apartments: agios vasilios, Ardameri, Vasiloudi, Gerakarou and Lagadikia.
It has two thousands residents from which the 80% are refugees from the Ponto, Thrace and Asia Minor while rest 20% are Macedonian.
Environmental value of region
The region has particular environmental value and for this reason is protected from a line of regulations from the E.E but the conventions Ramsar of - Barcelona - Bern of - Bonn and Natura 2000 in a common effort for the maintenance in a lot of species of birds, amphibious, suckling even reptiles.
Ljparia', Gelartza and Lakopsaro are only certain from the 24 species of fishes that have been recorded in the lakes Koronia and Volvi and are not met in no other part of world.
Cultural value of region
Apart from the environmental value of region important is also her cultural side and here decisive role has the majority of young persons.
It follows the deliveries, it learns traditional dances, it participates in the events that are organised by the cultural association, while certain of them learn traditionally musical bodies as pontiaki lyra (kementze) and drum (ntaouli).
www.gerakarou.gr
Description of village
The Gerakaroy' is found V/A of Thessalonica in the old street ' thessalonika-Kavala ', in their foot hortiati and with view the lake Koronia, is the seat of municipality Koronia, that is constituted by five municipal apartments: agios vasilios, Ardameri, Vasiloudi, Gerakarou and Lagadikia.
It has two thousands residents from which the 80% are refugees from the Ponto, Thrace and Asia Minor while rest 20% are Macedonian.
Environmental value of region
The region has particular environmental value and for this reason is protected from a line of regulations from the E.E but the conventions Ramsar of - Barcelona - Bern of - Bonn and Natura 2000 in a common effort for the maintenance in a lot of species of birds, amphibious, suckling even reptiles.
Ljparia', Gelartza and Lakopsaro are only certain from the 24 species of fishes that have been recorded in the lakes Koronia and Volvi and are not met in no other part of world.
Cultural value of region
Apart from the environmental value of region important is also her cultural side and here decisive role has the majority of young persons.
It follows the deliveries, it learns traditional dances, it participates in the events that are organised by the cultural association, while certain of them learn traditionally musical bodies as pontiaki lyra (kementze) and drum (ntaouli).
www.gerakarou.gr
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