- Agios Germanos
Agios Germanos, ( _el. Αγιος Γερμανός),((also known in South Slavic: "German" (Герман)),) is a village in the
Prespes Municipality in Macedonia. Agios Germanos is located at an altitude of approximately 1,100 meters (3,606 feet), on a hillside, part of the Varnoundas Mountains. It is 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the Prespes lakes, which can be seen from a panorama location of the village. Agios Germanos lies 45km (28 miles) fromFlorina , and 44km (27,5 miles) fromKastoria .The village is the only village in the Prespes region that still has preserved all of the old stone houses. The Byzantine church that formed the nucleus of the present village dates to the beginning of the 11th century. It has very interesting fresco's painted in three different phases. Nearby, the church of Agios Athanassios was built at the end of the 18th century. The village is especially known among tourists for hiking, bird watching and the Agios Germanos river with falls, which has the endangered species of the Salmo trutta peristericus trout. Agios Germanos river is on the northeast of the village. One can also see the restored water mills along the river.
Following the paths, one can reach the impressive mixed fir-beech forests,and the summits of Kitsevo or Despotiko (2,177m). The Sarakatsani, pastoralists from Thessaly, have the tradition of bringing their herds to graze on these mountains every year from May to October.
There is a hotel run by the womens cooperative called the Afios Germanos hotel and the Les Pelicans on the main square. Lefteris Taverna has exceptional food at a great village price.
Just north of the village is an early 20th century church built by Steven Doinidis. This church is kept up by the villagers which number just over 200 as of 2008.
Demographics
In 1903 the village had population of 2000, in 1981 the village had a population number of 237 people.Fact|date=March 2008 In the year of 1991 the village numbered a total population of 267 inhabitants.Fact|date=March 2008.
External links
* [http://www.prespa.com.gr/index.htm Prespa website]
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