From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Pangaion Hills
Mountain range in Greece
Mountain range in Greece
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pangaion Hills |
| photo | Pangaion from Philippi.jpg |
| photo_caption | Snow-covered Pangaion hills from the forests of Kavala |
| country | Greece |
| subdivision2_type | Regional unit |
| subdivision2 | |
| highest | Koutra |
| elevation_m | 1956 |
| coordinates | |
| prominence_m | 1773 |
| prominence_ref | |
| listing | Ultra |
The Pangaion Hills (; ; ; also called Pangaeon or Pangaeum) are a mountain range in Greece, approximately 40 km from Kavala. The highest elevation is 1,956 m at the peak of Koutra. The Aegean Sea lies to the south and the plains of Philippi-Kavala to the north. The mountain range covers the southeastern portion of the Serres regional unit as well as the northwestern part of the Kavala regional unit which includes the bigger part of the hills.
The Ottoman Turks called the hills Pınar Dağ ("Spring Mount"). The Slavic name is Kushnitsa (Кушница) or Kushinitsa (Кушиница).
Description
The hills are directly across a fertile plain from the ancient city of Philippi known for the Battle of Philippi a Roman-era civil war, which took place in 42 BC. They are located in the ancient country of Sintice, between the Strymon and the Xiropotamos rivers and are covered in the oriental plane and chestnut trees. Towns found in the Pangaion hills include Nikisiani and Palaiochori which are agricultural in nature and grow mainly grain and tobacco. The town of Palaiochori boasts the ruins of an ancient castle on a peak overlooking the town. Gold and silver were mined in the ancient times. The Athenian tyrant Pisistratus was exiled in the middle of the mountain. It was the rich gold and silver available in the region that made the Athenians send out a colony in 465 to an area known as the Nine Roads (Ennéa Hodoí). The colonists were massacred by nearby Thracians and the colony was abandoned, though the Athenians would return to the area with their colony at Amphipolis.
Pangaion is very often referred to by ancient Greek and Latin sources. It was famous for silver and gold mines, as well as for shipyard wood and the oracle of Dionysus.
According to Pseudo-Plutarch, the mountain range was named after Pangaeus, son of Ares and Critobule, who killed himself after accidentally sleeping with his own daughter.
The municipality of Pangaio is named after this mountain range and the seat of the municipality is Eleftheroupoli.
References
References
- "Europe Ultra-Prominences: peaklist.org".
- "Britannica".
- D. C. Samsaris, ''Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity'' (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), pp. 15, 36–41 ([http://www.ems.gr/analytikos-katalogos-ekdoseon/makedoniki-vivliothiki/049-samsaris.html digitized version] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-04-24 ). {{ISBN). 960-7265-16-5.
- [https://topostext.org/work/154#3 Pseudo-Plutarch, Dee fluviis § 3]
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about Pangaion Hills — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report