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The Pastra (Greek: Πάστρα) is a mountain in West Attica, Greece, near the border with Boeotia. It is part of the Kithaironas mountain range. Its highest peak, named Petrogeraki (Πετρογεράκι), is 1016 m high.[1] The nearby peak Kourtiza (Κούρτιζα) is 1015 m high. Its morphology is defined by steep slopes and four deep gorges on the NE side. Its flora consists of brushwood, holm oaks, pine trees, and arbutus. Its fauna includes hares, foxes, blackbirds, and partridges.
History
A number of municipalities and settlements were located around Pastra in antiquity including Oinoi (Οινόη), Eleftherai (Ελευθεραί), Erythrai (Ερυθραί), and Ysiai (Υσιαί). A number of fortifications on the mountain's passages from 400 B.C. survive to this age.
On December 20, 1997 a Hellenic Air Force airplane C-130H 750, c.n. 4729, crashed into Pastra during the landing approach to Tanagra air base.
Religious buildings
On Pastra one can find the monastery of Profitis Ilias[disambiguation needed] (Προφήτης Ηλίας) and the chapels Αgios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος), Αgios Athanasios, (Άγιος Αθανάσιος), Agia Marina[disambiguation needed] (Αγία Μαρίνα), Agia Triada[disambiguation needed] (Αγία Τριάδα), and Agios Georgios[disambiguation needed] (Άγιος Γεώργιος).
References
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