Sklithro

Sklithro (Greek: Σκλήθρο, Bulgarian: Зелениче, Zeleniche) is a small village located about 40 kilometres southwest of Florina, the capital of Florina regional unit in northwestern Greece. It is situated in a picturesque valley at the foot of the Vitsi mountain range halfway along the Amyntaio – Kastoria local road. Sklithro is currently inhabited by about 600 permanent residents. At its peak in the first part of the twentieth century, the population of the village had reached about 3,500 inhabitants. There were two Bulgarian and one Greek school in the village in the beginning of 20th century. The population decrease can be attributed to many causes including World War I, the population exchange with Turkey following the Treaty of...