Platanakia is a settlement of the former municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos

Dio-Olympos

Dio-Olympos is a municipality in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Litochoro.-Municipality:...

, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia

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, Greece

Greece

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. It is founded in 1954 by Greek refugees, coming from the Sea of Pontus

Pontus

Pontus or Pontos is a historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Πόντος...

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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.