Kastoria (regional unit)

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Kastoria is a regional unit in Western Macedonia, Greece, known for its picturesque lakeside capital, Byzantine churches, and fur industry.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kastoria regional unit 9
Kastoria (regional unit) canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf regional unit of Greece
administrativeCenter Kastoria
surface form: Kastoria (city)
borders Albania
Florina (regional unit)
Grevena (regional unit)
Kozani (regional unit)
capital Kastoria
surface form: Kastoria (city)
climate continental-influenced Mediterranean climate
contains Argos Orestiko
Gramos Mountains
Kastoria
surface form: Kastoria (city)

Lake Orestiada
Nestorio
Vitsi Mountains
country Greece
hasCulturalEvent Ragoutsaria carnival in Kastoria city
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
stockbreeding
tourism
hasHeritage Byzantine architecture
post-Byzantine churches
hasIndustry fur processing
fur trade
hasMunicipality Kastoria
surface form: Kastoria (municipality)

Nestorio (municipality)
Orestida
hasPopulationCenter Maniaki
Mavrochori
hasProtectedArea Gramos–Vitsi mountainous ecosystems
hasReligiousSites Orthodox Christian monasteries
hasTraditionalArchitecture stone mansions in Kastoria city
hasTraditionalProduct fur garments
hasTransport road connection to Ioannina
road connection to Thessaloniki
historicalRegion Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Macedonia
knownFor Byzantine churches
fur industry
picturesque lakeside landscapes
locatedIn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

northern Greece
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedOn Aliakmonas River
surface form: Aliakmonas River basin
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern European Summer Time
officialLanguage Greek
partOf Western Macedonia
surface form: Western Macedonia (administrative region)
subdivisionOf Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia
vehicleRegistrationCode KT

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macedonia (Greece) containsRegion Kastoria (regional unit)
Mount Vitsi region Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Kozani (regional unit) borderedBy Kastoria (regional unit)
Florina (regional unit) bordersWith Kastoria (regional unit)
Grevena (regional unit) borders Kastoria (regional unit)
Western Macedonia containsRegionalUnit Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Aliakmonas River flowsThrough Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Mount Grammos locatedInRegionalUnit Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Kastoria capitalOf Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Βίτσι locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Nestorio locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Nestorio partOf Kastoria (regional unit)
Nestorio countrySubdivision Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit
Gramos Mountains locatedIn Kastoria (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Kastoria regional unit