Elatia or Karantere ( Greek : Ελατιά or Καρά Ντερέ ) is a mostly forested mountain area located in the central and northern parts of the Drama regional unit (and partially Kavala regional unit ) in Greek Macedonia that extends along the Greek - Βulgarian border. Karantere is 90% covered by the forest of Elatia and contains the forest village of Elatia . The Forest of Elatia and Karantere are sometimes used interchangeably when describing the area.
9-545: Elatia (Greek: Ελατιά or Ancient Greek: Ἐλάτεια) may refer to: Elatia, Drama (Ελατιά) Elatia (mountain) , in Drama and Kavala, Greek Macedonia Elatia, Zakynthos (Ελατιά) Elateia (Ἐλάτεια), an ancient city-state of Phocis Elateia (Aeolis) , a town of ancient Aeolis, now in Turkey Elateia (Epirus) (Ἐλάτεια), a town of ancient Epirus Elateia (Thessaly) (Ἐλάτεια),
18-618: A town of ancient Thessaly Elateia, Florina (Ἐλάτεια), a destroyed village in the Florina region whose artifacts are held in the Museum of Folklore and History (Drosopigi) Elateia, Larissa (Ἐλάτεια), a village in the municipality of Larissa Amfikleia-Elateia Elateia, Phthiotis [ el ] (Ἐλάτεια), a village in the Phthiotis region See also [ edit ] Elati (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
27-520: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elatia (mountain) The forest village of Elatia lies at the location known as "Koutra," 72 km from Drama, Greece . The forest is owned by the Greek Forest Service, with the village being the administrative and operational center for the Forest of Elatia. Karantere contains the country's only forest of spruce trees. The landscape of
36-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elatia, Drama Elatia ( Greek : Ελατιά, Ελατιάς ), until 1927 known as Kalyvia Koutra or Kara Dere ( Greek : Καλύβια Κούτρα, Καρά Ντερέ, Καράντερέ , Bulgarian : Кара дере ), is a forest village in Northern Greece near the border with Bulgaria . It is the administrative center of
45-605: The Karantere forest. The settlement, which became part of the community of Sidironero in 1927, was dissolved in 1940. After the Russo-Turkish War the village of Elatia ( Kalyvia Koutra or Karadere ) remained within the borders of the Ottoman Empire and its population consisted of Pomaks and occasionally some Sarakatsani families who used to stay there in summers. It was acceded to Greece after World War I . Its name
54-405: The area has animal species such as the brown bear , wild boar , roe deer , hare , wolves , wild cat , wood pigeon , eagles , hawks , and woodpeckers , among others. [REDACTED] Media related to Elatia mount at Wikimedia Commons 40°51′N 24°06′E / 40.85°N 24.10°E / 40.85; 24.10 This Eastern Macedonia and Thrace location article
63-549: The area is similar to that of central and northern Europe . Among the trees and plant life that can be found within the forest are: There is a great wealth of plants in Elatia with more than 700 species. Many of which are endemic the Balkans and many of which are rare in Greece. A wide variety of mushrooms can be seen, many which are edible ( Boletus , Amanita caesarea ). The fauna in
72-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elatia&oldid=1063075327 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
81-469: Was changed to Elatia ( Ελατιά ) in 1927. The village was depopulated in the period 1919–1934, most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne . Since then the village remained a place for Sarakatsani in the summers, and nowadays it serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Elatia mountain and as a tourist station and mountain refuge. This Eastern Macedonia and Thrace location article
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