Angitis
The Angitis (Greek: Αγγίτης), also known as Angista (Bulgarian: Драматица; Dramatitsa), is a river in Northern Greece. It is 75 km (47 mi) long. It is an important tributary of the Strymonas.[1]
| Angitis | |
|---|---|
 The old bridge of Angitis River in Angista Rail Station (village in Nea Zichni Municipality) | |
| Native name | Αγγίτης (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Strymonas |
• coordinates | 40.9021°N 23.8105°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Struma→ Aegean Sea |
Its source is in the Falakro mountains, in the regional unit of Drama, near the town of Prosotsani. It flows south until Fotolivos, where it turns west and enters the Serres regional unit. It flows into the Strymonas near Tragilos.
The river is the setting for a number of extreme sports, including rafting.[2] The Angitis cave is 21 km (13 mi) long. A short distance from the cave is the gorge of the Angitis, 15 km (9.3 mi) in length with a depth that reaches 100 m (330 ft) down to the river bed.
Angitis source inside the cave
Angitis cave
Angitis source in front of the cave
Angitis near the source
Bridge over the Angitis Canyon near the Alistratis Cave
Bahnstation Kryopigi (Spileo Alistratis / Angitis Canyon) near the Alistratis Cave
Notes
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- Natural Heritage from East to West, Niki Evelpidou, Tomás de Figueiredo, Francesco Mauro, Springer, 2009, ISBN 3-642-01576-X, pp. 51-57.
- Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 19-20. ISBN 960-7265-16-5
- "Rafting in river Aggitis". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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