Banitsa (ruins)

Banitsa (Greek: Καρυαί - Karié, Bulgarian/Macedonian: Баница, Banitsa or Banica, Ottoman Turkish: بانيچه Turkish Baniça) is a deserted former village in Serres regional unit, northern Greece. Its ruins are situated some 15 km north-east of the town of Serres, near the present-day village of Oreini, on the southern slopes of the Vrontous mountains. During the Ottoman period it had a Bulgarian population. The village was destroyed by the Greek Army during the Second Balkan War, and the population migrated to Bulgaria.

Banitsa (ruins)

Banitsa (Greek: Καρυαί - Karié, Bulgarian/Macedonian: Баница, Banitsa or Banica, Ottoman Turkish: بانيچه Turkish Baniça) is a deserted former village in Serres regional unit, northern Greece. Its ruins are situated some 15 km north-east of the town of Serres, near the present-day village of Oreini, on the southern slopes of the Vrontous mountains. During the Ottoman period it had a Bulgarian population. The village was destroyed by the Greek Army during the Second Balkan War, and the population migrated to Bulgaria.