Kastraki
Καστράκι | |
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 View of Kastraki from the Meteora rocks. In the distance is the Pineios River. Upstream is to the right. To the left is Kalabaka. The edge of Holy Spirit Rock is on the right. Surloti Rock is the second-to-last one on the left. | |
  Kastraki | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′01″N 21°37′13″E / 39.716826°N 21.620197°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Trikala |
| Municipality | Meteora |
| Municipal unit | Kalabaka |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kastraki (Greek: Καστράκι) is a village in Kalabaka municipal unit, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece.[2] It is located on the northwest of the main municipal unit of Kalabaka. Kastraki takes advantage of a small valley opening into the southwest side of the Meteora massif. It is thus surrounded by precipices except on the west side, at the entrance to the valley. That entrance is flanked by two rock columns, one on each side, Agio Pnewma and Surloti. It has some elevation over the river, but not excessive. At the head of the valley stands a tall, thin rock, called Spindle Rock. Beyond it the massif does not allow for urban settlement. The monasteries are sprinkled on various tall precipices.
The village had a population of 1,023 as of 2021.[1] The administrative village occupies an area of 47.9 km2. Its elevation is 275 metres above sea level.[3]
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Kastraki". GeoNames. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.