Skourta

Skourta (Greek: Σκούρτα) is a village in Boeotia, Greece. In 2001 its population was 929. Skourta is a part of the Greater Athens area. Skourta is located north and northwest of the Attiki Odos (number 6), west of the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Thessaloniki), northwest of Athens, north of Elefsina, southeast of Thiva and south of Chalkida. Attica is to the south and east and mount Parnitha lies to the east. The area surrounding Skourta contains mountains and is mainly forested with a few grasslands to the south. A few farmlands are around the area. The mountains that are mainly filled with grasslands and rocks surround the area while forests are found mainly in the low-lands. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the...