Florina (regional unit)

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Florina is a regional unit in northwestern Greece known for its mountainous landscapes, lakes, and position within the historical and geographic region of Macedonia.

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Florina regional unit 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional unit of Greece
bordersWith Albania
Kastoria (regional unit)
Kozani (regional unit)
North Macedonia
Pella regional unit
surface form: Pella (regional unit)
capital Florina
surface form: Florina (city)
contains Amyntaio (municipality)
Florina
surface form: Florina (municipality)

Lake Prespa
surface form: Great Prespa Lake (Greek sector)

Kato Kleines
Lake Prespa
Lechovo
Meliti
Nymfaio
Pisoderi
Prespes (municipality)
Lake Prespa
surface form: Small Prespa Lake (Greek sector)

Lake Vegoritida
surface form: Vegoritida Lake (part)
country Greece
createdByReform Kallikratis reform
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
lignite mining (historically and regionally)
stockbreeding
tourism
hasLandscape lakes
mountainous
hasMinorityLanguages Aromanian
Slavic dialects
hasMountain Verno (Vitsi) Mountain
surface form: Triklario (Varnous) Mountain

Verno (Vitsi) Mountain
Mount Voras
surface form: Voras (Kaimaktsalan) Mountain (part)
hasOfficialLanguage Greek
historicRegion Macedonia NERFINISHED
knownFor Prespa National Park (Greek part)
cold winters
lakeside ecosystems
traditional stone villages
locatedIn Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Macedonia (geographical region)

Western Macedonia NERFINISHED
northwestern Greece
partOf Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia
Western Macedonia
surface form: Greek region of Western Macedonia
previousAdministrativeStatus Florina
surface form: Florina Prefecture
reformEffectiveDate 2011
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode ΡΝ

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Kozani (regional unit) borderedBy Florina (regional unit)
Kastoria (regional unit) borders Florina (regional unit)
Pella regional unit borders Florina (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Florina regional unit
Macedonia (Greece) containsRegion Florina (regional unit)
Mount Vitsi region Florina (regional unit)
this entity surface form: Florina regional unit