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The “ghost” village of Greece: In Ropoto the buildings have a greater slope than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (photos)

A landslide destroyed the houses

Newsroom November 2 10:04

Explorers Bob Thissen and Frederik Sempels visited the “ghost” village of Greece, Ropoto in Trikala and warn: “What you see is not an illusion”. Indeed they tilt, and it is not some effect or some camera game.

Thissen and Sempels visit a church in the Greek village, which 17 degrees! To understand the phenomenon better, the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, with which many “play” in their photos pretending they support it or pushing it, it has an has a tilt of only 3.97 degrees!

The village of Trikala, that is built on the slopes of Karavoula (1862 m.) at an altitude of 750 m., is now deserted, as in 2012 it was abandoned due to landslide.

Several houses were destroyed, some were cut in half, but many remained in one piece but in…different position.

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The geological phenomenon of subsidence in Ropoto started slowly about 60 years ago and is still in progress. However, a number of more “violent” movements and the non-repairable nature of the damages, made 300 families to evacuate the village. There are, however, very few who try to live in the best possible conditions since their houses have not been affected…yet.

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