The main feature of this area is the rich mines , whose activity dates from 600 B.C . In antiquity the city of Stratonicea was located there . Modern Stratoni was built in the 19th century and its first residents were the miners of the local mines . After the Asia Minor Disaster the population increased due to the arrival of refugees from Asia Minor . In 1932 the village suffered great damages from the earthquake in nearby Ierissos . Nowadays the mining activity continues to be the main occupation of the residents
earthquake
1932 Ierissos earthquake
Stratoni