Ardameri
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Ardameri is a village located in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki
, in Greece, at the foothill of Mount Chortiatis
. It belongs to the traditional kind of Greek villages, as its houses are built scatteringly and its mazy pathways often lead to dead end.
The village has 900 voters and only 125 permanent inhabitants. It belongs in the municipality of Koroneia, which contains also the villages Agios Vasileios, Gerakarou, Vasiloudi, and Lagkadikia
. The village was destroyed by the Turkish 2 times: During the conquest of Thessaloniki in 1430 by the Turkish, and during the Greek revolution of 1821, when there was generated a movement in the aera, at head of Emmanouil Pappas. However, this effort ended in a bad end.
-Through the old road Thessaloniki-Kavala
-Through Panorama-Hortiatis
Activities of the cultural association
1. Operation of three dancing sections, which contain a total of 65 people of all ages They are taught traditional dances and the spread of local customs and tradition.
2. Sustenance of folklore gallery
3. Perioodic publication of the newspaper "The news of Ardameri"
4. Performances of the dancing sections in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, even if through out the whole country.
Thessaloniki Prefecture
Thessaloniki is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. It is the second most populous regional unit in Greece, behind Central Athens.-Geography:...
, in Greece, at the foothill of Mount Chortiatis
Chortiatis
Chortiatis is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is a municipal unit...
. It belongs to the traditional kind of Greek villages, as its houses are built scatteringly and its mazy pathways often lead to dead end.
The village has 900 voters and only 125 permanent inhabitants. It belongs in the municipality of Koroneia, which contains also the villages Agios Vasileios, Gerakarou, Vasiloudi, and Lagkadikia
Lagkadikia
Lagkadikia is a village located in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki, in Greece, north-east of Mount Chortiatis. It has facilities such as "Lagkadikia HighSchool " and "Agronomy Department" that are used by many conterminous villages, as it is located on a cross-road between the lakes Koroneia and...
. The village was destroyed by the Turkish 2 times: During the conquest of Thessaloniki in 1430 by the Turkish, and during the Greek revolution of 1821, when there was generated a movement in the aera, at head of Emmanouil Pappas. However, this effort ended in a bad end.
Location
Ardameri is located 38 km eastern from Thessaloniki and at the northeastern foothill of mount Hortiatis. Visitors have two choices in order to reach the village:-Through the old road Thessaloniki-Kavala
-Through Panorama-Hortiatis
Cultural association
The cultural association of Ardameri was established in 1983. Its purpose is the harmonic development of the spiritual abilities of the inhabitants of the village, and the sustenance and spread of the local tradition, through the local customs.Activities of the cultural association
1. Operation of three dancing sections, which contain a total of 65 people of all ages They are taught traditional dances and the spread of local customs and tradition.
2. Sustenance of folklore gallery
3. Perioodic publication of the newspaper "The news of Ardameri"
4. Performances of the dancing sections in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, even if through out the whole country.