Yerakini
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Yerakini or Gerakini village (rarely Gherakini) (in Greek Γερακινή) lies on the Toroneos Gulf between the two fingers Kassandra
and Sithonia
in the Chalkidiki/Khalkidiki (in Greek Χαλκιδική) peninsula :Category:Peninsulas of Greece of the province Macedonia
(in Greek Μακεδονία) in Northern Greece, 80 kilometres from Thessaloniki
, and 65 kilometres from the Thessaloniki International Airport.
There is a legend that a queen named Yerakina (Gerakina) lived there once, after whom Yerakini took its name.
It is the seaport of Polygyros
(Πολύγυρος), 10 km away, the capital of Chalkidiki prefecture
.
Yerakini is composed of three differnent and somehow distant parts:
The middle part, the real village, where the church and the police station are found. The inhabitants of the village are farmers mainly cultivating olive trees for olive oil and olives.
The northern part is a place where all the inhabitants are workers and technicians involved in the mining and manufacturing of magnesite
(lefkolithos λευκόλιθος in Greek meaning "white stone", from λευκός=white and λίθος=stone) as a raw material, a valuable white mineral in the form of white stone for various uses.
The first mining factory started operating at the beginning of the twentieth century. Ships from all over the world come to Yerakini for the freight of this useful “white stone”.
The southern part on the sea is very well known to tourists from many countries as a place for summer vacations. It started its development in the early seventies when a beach resort opened on the beach and other smaller facilities appeared to serve the ever increasing demand of accommodation.
Links:
Yerakini Map
Yerakini Map with explanations
Yerakini Google Map
Yerakini Weather
Magnesite
Cassandreia
Cassandrea, Cassandreia, or Cassandria was once one of the most important cities in Ancient Macedonia founded by and named after Cassander in 316 BC located on the site of the earlier Ancient Greek city of Potidaea...
and Sithonia
Sithonia
Sithonia is a peninsula located south of the central part of Chalkidiki which is also in the south-central part of the Chalkidiki peninsula. The Kassandra Peninsula lies to the west and the Mount Athos peninsula at the east. Sithonia is also a municipality, covering the Sithonia peninsula...
in the Chalkidiki/Khalkidiki (in Greek Χαλκιδική) peninsula :Category:Peninsulas of Greece of the province Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
(in Greek Μακεδονία) in Northern Greece, 80 kilometres from Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, and 65 kilometres from the Thessaloniki International Airport.
There is a legend that a queen named Yerakina (Gerakina) lived there once, after whom Yerakini took its name.
It is the seaport of Polygyros
Polygyros
Polygyros is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is the capital of Chalkidiki.-Geography:Polygyros town is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain Cholomontas. It is south of Greek National Road 16...
(Πολύγυρος), 10 km away, the capital of Chalkidiki prefecture
Prefecture
A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...
.
Yerakini is composed of three differnent and somehow distant parts:
The middle part, the real village, where the church and the police station are found. The inhabitants of the village are farmers mainly cultivating olive trees for olive oil and olives.
The northern part is a place where all the inhabitants are workers and technicians involved in the mining and manufacturing of magnesite
Magnesite
Magnesite is magnesium carbonate, MgCO3. Iron substitutes for magnesium with a complete solution series with siderite, FeCO3. Calcium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel may also occur in small amounts...
(lefkolithos λευκόλιθος in Greek meaning "white stone", from λευκός=white and λίθος=stone) as a raw material, a valuable white mineral in the form of white stone for various uses.
The first mining factory started operating at the beginning of the twentieth century. Ships from all over the world come to Yerakini for the freight of this useful “white stone”.
The southern part on the sea is very well known to tourists from many countries as a place for summer vacations. It started its development in the early seventies when a beach resort opened on the beach and other smaller facilities appeared to serve the ever increasing demand of accommodation.
Links:
Yerakini Map
Yerakini Map with explanations
Yerakini Google Map
Yerakini Weather
Magnesite