Florina
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Flórina Φλώρινα |
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View of the city of Florina.
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| Coordinates: 40°47′N 21°24′E / 40.783°N 21.400°ECoordinates: 40°47′N 21°24′E / 40.783°N 21.400°E | ||
| Country | Greece | |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia | |
| Regional unit | Florina | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stephanos Papanastasiou | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 819.7 km2 (316.5 sq mi) | |
| • Municipal unit | 150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 663 m (2,175 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Municipality | 32,881 | |
| • Municipality density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| • Municipal unit | 19,985 | |
| • Municipal unit density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Community | ||
| • Population | 17,907 (2011) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 531 00 | |
| Area code(s) | 23850 | |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΑ | |
| Website | www.cityoflorina.gr | |
Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα, known also by several alternative names) is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina regional unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the region of West Macedonia. The town's population is 17,686 people (2011 census). It is in a wooded valley about 13 km (8 mi) south of the international border of Greece with the Republic of Macedonia.
It is the gateway to the Prespa Lakes and, until the modernisation of the road system, of the old town of Kastoria. It is located west of Edessa, northwest of Kozani, and northeast of Ioannina and Kastoria cities. Outside the Greek borders it is in proximity to Korçë in Albania and Bitola in Macedonia. The nearest airport is situated to the east. The mountains of Verno lie to the southwest and Varnous to the northwest.
Winters bring heavy snow and long periods of temperature below freezing point. During the hot summer months it becomes a busy market town.
Even though Florina was the site of the first rail line built in the southern Ottoman provinces in the late 19th century, its rail system remains undeveloped. Today, Florina is linked by a single track standard gauge line to Thessaloniki and Bitola, and to Kozani (meter gauge) where it was intended to continue south and link up with the terminal in Kalambaka, in Thessaly but this did not proceed due to the 1930s financial crisis.
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