Parnitha
| Parnitha | ||
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 The Parnitha after the 2007 forest fire |
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| Highest peak | Karabola ( 1413 m ) | |
| location | Greece | |
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 8 ' N , 23 ° 41' E | |
The (also: the) Parnitha (genitive Πάρνηθος , modern Greek Πάρνηθα ( f. Sg. )) Is a limestone slate mountain range in the north of the Greek peninsula of Attica , about 30 km northwest of Athens . It belongs to the mountain range that separates Attica from Boeotia ; to the west is the Kithairon .
designation
In German literature it is often referred to by the ancient Greek name Parnes or Parnis ( ancient Greek Πάρνης ). This name is traced back to a pre-Greek origin and is not to be confused with the Greek mountain Parnassus , with which it probably shares the same word root. The mountains are also called Ozia ( modern Greek Οζιά ) by the locals .
description
The sparsely populated Parnitha extends over about 40 km in an east-west direction and a maximum of 20 km in a north-south direction and covers a total area of about 300 km². There are a total of 16 peaks over 1000 m and 43 over 700 m high. The highest peak Karabola ( Καραμπόλα ) or Karavola ( Καραβόλα ) has a height of 1413 m. The other peaks over 1000 m are the Ornio ( Όρνιο ; 1350 m), the Kaki Rachi ( Κακή Ράχη ; 1260 m), the Avgo ( Αβγό ; 1201 m), the Platovouni ( Πλατοβούνι ; 1163 m), the Kyra ( Κυρά ; 1201 m), the Lagos ( Λαγός ; 1160 m), the Flabouri ( Φλαμπούρι ; 1158 m), the Aeras ( Αέρας ; 1126 m), the Xerovouni ( Ξεροβούνι ; 1121 m), the Choros ( Χόρος ; 1096 m), the Mavrovouni ( Μαυροβούνι ; 1091 m), the Koumarorachi ( Κουμαρόραχη ; 1082 m), the Flambouraki ( Φλαμπουράκι ; 1074 m), the Kapsala ( Καψάλα ; 1044 m) and the Dendra ( ; Δέν9 mρνδν
The most important mountain stream is the Gouras ( Γκούρας ) or Yiannoulas ( Γιαννούλας ). It rises about 3 km west of the Karabola in 900 m and flows through the mountains from north to south over a length of 10 km and flows into the Gulf of Elefsina after about 20 km at Aspropyrgos . Below the Kliston Monastery, the stream crosses the Keladona Gorge ( Κελάδωνα ), which is popular with rafters . A large part of the northern mountain streams flow down to Asopos . The dense forest cover of the mountains was largely destroyed in a forest fire at the end of June 2007 .
In ancient times several fortifications were built in the Parnes, including the fortresses Phyle , Dekeleia and Panakton . According to Pausanias, there was also a cult of Zeus there .
literature
- Hans Lohmann : Parnes. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 9, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01479-7 .
- Ernst Meyer : Parnes. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Sp. 521.
- Stuart Rossiter: Guide to Greece . Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09251-9 , pp. 237-239 .
- Παπυρος Larousse. Το παπυράκι . Athens 2003, ISBN 960-8322-06-5 , pp. 1366 .
