Florina Prefecture

Flórina Prefecture (Νομός Φλώρινας) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in northwestern Macedonia, in the Periphery of West Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Flórina. A diverse range of dialects are spoken in the prefecture alongside the official standard and local Macedonian varieties of Greek. Many people speak the local Macedonian Slavic dialects and especially the Lower Prespa dialect and the Prilep-Bitola dialect. Those speakers are bilingual and they consist about 64% of the rural population of Florina prefecture.

Geography
Florina has no provinces; it is bounded by the prefecture of Pella to the east, Kozani to the south and Kastoriá to the southwest. At the Greek international borders, it is adjacent to Albania (Devoll and Korçë districts) to the west, the Republic of Macedonia (Bitola and Resen municipalities) to the north and Lake Prespa to the northwest, where the two borders cross each other. The Haliacmon river flows through the southwest.

Mountains in the prefecture include Verno (2128 m), Varnous (2117 m) and Voras (2524 m).

Agriculture
Florina is rich in agriculture. The main production are peppers and peaches. The principal juice producer is Flórina.

Sites of interest

 * Florina Archaeological Museum, Website
 * Florina Byzantine Museum, Website
 * Florina Museum of Modern Art, Website
 * Pisoderi ski center
 * Lake Prespa

Radio

 * ERA Florinas - an ERA affiliate, website

Transport

 * GR-2, E, Cen., W
 * GR-3, NE
 * GR-15, SW, W

Municipalities and communities
See also: List of settlements in the Florina prefecture