Английская Википедия:Deskati
Шаблон:Infobox Greek Dimos Deskati (Шаблон:Lang-el) is a mountainous municipality in the Grevena regional unit. The current municipality of Deskati was formed in 2011 by the merge of the former municipality of Deskati and the municipality of Chasia. The main economic activities in Deskati are farming and animal husbandry.
Administrative division
The municipality Deskati was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets):[1]
The community of Deskati consists of 4 settlements: Agios Georgios, Deskati, Diasellaki and Gilofos.[2]
Geography
Deskati is located in the southern slopes of Kamvounia mountain.[3] It is surrounded by mountains covered with firs, pines and oaks.[3] The highest summit near Deskati is Vounasia (alt. 1,615 m).[3] The community of Deskati covers an area of 126.387 km2, the municipal unit 268.946 km2 and the municipality 431.638 km2.[4]
Economy
The main occupations in Deskati are agriculture, mainly wheat and tobacco, and animal husbandry.[5] Deskati has 61,790 stremmas of arable land, 24.363 sheep and goats and around 1,000 cattle.[5] There are also small industries occupied in ironwork, marble processing, woodworking and building materials.[5]
Popular events
Deskati is famous for its Andromana, an event that happens at the end of spring, where men stand on each other's shoulders to create a large structure with their bodies. This event is similar to the Castells in Catalonia, Spain.Шаблон:Citation needed
See also
References
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