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Platanakia

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Country
  
Greece

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration
  
KN

Municipality
  
Dio-Olympos

Regional unit
  
Pieria

Elevation
  
40 m (130 ft)

Postal code
  
601 00

Area code
  
23510

Administrative region
  
Central Macedonia

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Platanakia (Greek:Πλατανάκια) is a settlement of the former municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is founded in 1954 by Greek refugees, coming from the Sea of Pontus.

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Map of Platanakia, Greece

The name Platanakia, comes by the agreement of the residents, because below the village, there are about 10 large trees which has been planted by a Sarakatsani farmer, years ago. The population of the village was 294 people as of 2011.

References

Platanakia Wikipedia