Voio in the context of "Smolikas"

⭐ In the context of Mount Smolikas, Voio is considered…

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⭐ Core Definition: Voio

Voio (Greek: Βόιο, Vóio; Ancient Greek: Βόιον - Boeon) is a mountain range in the southwestern Kastoria and western Kozani regional units in Macedonia, Greece. The mountain is part of the Pindus mountains. Its highest elevation is 1,805 m. It is a densely forested and sparsely populated mountain range. It is drained towards the river Sarantaporos in the west and towards the Aliakmonas in the east. The nearest mountain ranges are Gramos to the west and Smolikas to the southwest.

The nearest villages are Pentalofos in the east, Eptachori in the west and Kypseli in the north. The municipality Voio, named after the mountains, is situated in the eastern part. The Greek National Road 20 (Kozani - Konitsa - Ioannina) passes through the mountains, 2 km south of the highest point. The first home of the Boeotians was the mountain Boion; the mountain gave them their name.

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👉 Voio in the context of Smolikas

Mount Smolikas (Greek: Σμόλικας; Aromanian: Smolcu) is a mountain in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. At a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, it is the highest of the Pindus Mountains, and the second highest mountain in Greece after Mount Olympus. The mountain consists of ophiolite rocks. During several periods in the Pleistocene the northern and eastern cirques and valleys were glaciated. The last glaciers of this area retreated around 11,500 years ago. It is drained by the river Vjosa to the south, and the river Vourkopotamo (a tributary of the Sarantaporos) to the north. There is a small alpine lake called "Drakolimni Smolika" near the summit, at about 2,200 metres elevation. Nearby mountain ranges are Tymfi to the south, Gramos to the northwest, Vasilitsa to the southeast and Voio to the northeast.

The higher elevations, above 2,000 metres, consist of grasslands and rocks, and there are deciduous and conifer forests at lower elevations. The mountain lies completely within the municipality of Konitsa, the main villages around the mountain being Agia Paraskevi to the north, and Palaioselli, Pades and Armata to the south. The town Konitsa lies 15 km southwest of Smolikas. The Greek National Road 20 (Kozani - Siatista - Konitsa - Ioannina) passes west of the mountain.

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Voio in the context of Sarantaporos (Epirus)

The Sarantaporos (Greek: Σαραντάπορος, Albanian: Sarandapor) is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. It is a right tributary of the river Vjosa, which flows into the Adriatic Sea. Its length is 50 km (31 mi), of which the final approx. 10 km (6.2 mi) form the border between Greece and Albania. Its source is between the mountain ranges Gramos and Voio, in the Kastoria regional unit. The Sarantaporos flows through the municipal units Arrenes, Mastorochoria and Konitsa in Greece, and the municipalities Qendër Leskovik and Çarshovë in Albania. Its basin area is 870 km (340 sq mi), and its year-average discharge is 6.93 m (245 cu ft) per second.

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Voio in the context of Pentalofos, Kozani

Pentalofos (Greek: Πεντάλοφος, before 1927: Ζουπάνιον – Zoupanion, between 1927 and 1928: Πετρόβουνος – Petrovounos), is a village and a former community in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at 1060 meters elevation to the base of mountain Voio. The municipal unit has an area of 83.923 km, the community 38.113 km. The population of the municipal unit was 367 people, while the population of the community itself was 272 people as of 2021.

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Voio in the context of Voio (municipality)

Voio (Greek: Βόιο) is a municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Siatista. It was named after the Voio mountains. The municipality has an area of 1007.629 km. Its population at the 2021 census was 14,947.

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