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Kilkis
Kilkis ( el, Κιλκίς) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2011 there were 22,914 people living in the city proper, 28,745 people living in the municipal unit, and 51,926 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis (regional unit), Kilkis. The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, WWI, WWII, the Greek Resistance and the Greek civil war. Name Kilkis is located in a region that was multi-ethnic in the recent past and is known by several different names. The name of the city in Roman times was Callicum. In the early Byzantine times was called Kallikon, and was also known as Kalkis or Kilkis by the Greeks. In Bulgarian and Macedonian, it is known as Kukush (Кукуш). In a Greek church Codеx of 1732 it is mentioned as ''Kilkisi'' (), while in a Slavic church Codеx from 1741 it is mentioned as ''Kukush'' (Кукуш, Кукоуш). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkis (regional Unit)
Kilkis ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κιλκίς) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Kilkis. Geography The geography of the regional unit of Kilkis is characterized by the wide and flat Axios river valley in the westcentral part, and mountain ranges on its western and northeastern edges. The mountain range in the west, on the border with Pella regional unit, is Mount Paiko (highest peak ). In the north, the Kerkini range straddles the border with North Macedonia. At the highest peak in Kilkis regional unit is located here. The border with Serres regional unit to the northeast is formed by the lower Kroussia range (highest peak ). Lake Doirani is situated in the north, shared with North Macedonia. Kilkis borders the Thessaloniki regional unit to the south. The climate of the Kilkis regional unit is humid continental in the north, and humid subt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallikos
Gallikos ( el, Γαλλικός) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 149.054 km2. Population 6,343 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in the village of Kampanis. The municipality Gallikos was created after 13 small villages in the area south of the city of Kilkis merged in the late 1990s when the Greek government implemented its Kapodistrias project to fuse - and thus limit the number of - local authorities in the country. Subdivisions The following villages are part of the municipal unit: Transport The Village is served by Gallikos railway station Gallikos railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Γαλλικός, Sidirodromikós stathmós Gallikos) is a railway station that servers the community of Gallikos, in Kilkis in East Macedonia and Thrace, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megali Vrysi, Kilkis
Megali Vrysi or Megali Vrisi (, old name: Armutsi / Armoutsi) is a village in the Kilkis region of Greece. It is situated in the municipal unit of Kilkis, in the Kilkis municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia. Geography Physical Geography The terrain around Megali Vrysi is mainly flat, but to the northeast it is hilly. The highest point in the vicinity is 335 meters above sea level, 3.2 km east of Megali Vrysi. Around Megali Vrysi it is quite densely populated, with 58 inhabitants per square kilometre. The nearest major community is Kilkis, 6.8 km east of Megali Vrysi. The area around Megali Vrysi consists mostly of agricultural land. The climate in the area is temperate . Average annual temperature in the neighbourhood is 16 °C . The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 30 °C, and the coldest is December, with 2 °C. Average annual rainfall is 844 millimetres. The wettest month is February, with an average of 116&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikrolimni (municipality)
Pikrolimni ( el, Πικρολίμνη) is a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the Kallikratis Plan for local government reform was implemented in 2011, Pikrolimni is administrated as part and constitutes a municipal unit of the municipality of Kilkis. The municipal unit has an area of 164.06 km2, and its population in the 2011 census was 5,442, down from 7,395 in 2001. The seat of the municipality was Mikrokampos. The namesake of the region, as well as its most famous attraction, is the salt lake Pikrolimni which has been historically important as a source of natron in antiquity and recognised to this day for its pelo- and balneotherapeutic properties. The current municipal unit (and former municipality) is subdivided into the following municipal departments: * Mikrokampos, containing the village ''Mikrokampos'' (Μικρόκαμπος, population as of 2011: 731), earlier called ''Ali Hodzhalar'' from which chieftains of the Greek Struggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doirani
Doirani ( el, Δοϊράνη) is a town and former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the shores of Doiran Lake, which marks the border between Greece and North Macedonia. The municipal unit has an area of 81.213 km2 (31.4 sq mi). It had a population of 1,404, according to the 2011 census. It is the Greek part of the former municipality of Doyuran, which was divided in 1913 by the new borders created between Greece and what was then Serbia. The part on the other side of the border is called Dojran. The name comes from the ancient name Doviros. Geography Doirani is located on the southwestern shores of Lake Doirani, on the border between Greece and North Macedonia. Its name is due to the lake of the same name, which is probably the same as the ancient "Lake of Prasia" mentioned by Herodotus. It is from Kilkis and north of Thessalon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherso
Cherso (, old name: Hersovo / Hirsova) is a village in the Kilkis region of Greece. It is situated in the municipal unit of Cherso, in the Kilkis municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia. Since the 2011 local government reform (Kallikratis Plan), it has been part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.907 km2. Population 2,629 (2011). In the municipal unit of Cherso lies the historical village of Kalindria. Kalindria was found by Paeonians in 3rd millennium BC, and it is inhabited today. In the Macedonian Struggle, the people of Kalindria fought hard against Bulgarians and Turkish authorities, and it was one of the main centres of Greek resistance in the Kilkis area. In the area of Tumba Hrisafi, 1200 m northwest of the village, an ancient settlement was discovered, declared in 1996 a protected monument. Transport The settlement is served by Hersos railway station, with services to Thessalonik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouries
Mouries ( el, Μουριές) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, northern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.660 km2. Population 2,725 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Stathmos Mourion (Mouries Station). During the Macedonian Struggle The Macedonian Struggle ( bg, Македонска борба; el, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας; mk, Борба за Македонија; sr, Борба за Македонију; tr, Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, po ..., the inhabitants of the Mouries area fought hard against the Bulgarian enemy. Stavros Pallas, a Greek Macedonian fighter from Mouries, was one of the great fighters in the area.In Greek: Obscure Native Macedonian Fighters" Company of Macedonian Studies (CMS), University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008] References Populated pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalliko, Kilkis
Metalliko ( el, Μεταλλικό, meaning 'mineral', before 1926: Γιάννες - ''Giannes''; Macedonian Slavic: Јанес, ''Janes''; bg, Янешево, ''Yaneshevo'') is a settlement in the city of Kilkis, in northern Greece, located 6 km northwest of downtown Kilkis. In 2011 the settlement's population was 386. The village is named after a nearby spring of mineral water. Metalliko is 19 km south of Doirani, which is a border crossing into North Macedonia. Metalliko has a train station on the line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli. History In ancient times (12th century BC), Phrygians founded the town Vragylos in the place where Metalliko now lies. Vragylos decayed during the Roman times. The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. It was inhabited by Turks, Bulgarians and Greeks at that time.In Greek: "Christos Intos: Centres of Organization, Action and Resistance of the Greeks of Kilkis Prefecture during the Macedonian Struggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroussa
Kroussa or Kroussia ( el, Κρούσσα or Κρούσσια; Bulgarian and Macedonian Slavic: ''Krusha'', meaning "pear") is a former municipality in Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeastern corner of the regional unit, bordering western Serres and northern Thessaloniki. The municipal unit has an area of 588.877 km2. Its population is 4,638 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was in Terpyllos (pop. 483). Melissourgio is one of the most picturesque villages in the municipal unit. Agios Antonios is one of the villages nearby. The largest villages in the municipal unit are Efkarpía (pop. 514), Térpyllos, Eptálofos (360), Váthi (309) and Fyska (152). The municipal unit is divided into 19 communities. In Palatiano, there is the most important archaeological site of Northern Greece. It was the ancient city of ''Ioron'', flourished from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polykastro
Polykastro ( el, Πολύκαστρο, before 1928 , ''Karasoúli''; ''Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece'', compiled by the/ref>) is a town and a former municipality in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit, and the seat. The municipal unit has an area of 312.717 km2, the municipal unit 45.775 km2. The municipal unit of Polykastro has 12,000 inhabitants, and includes Polykastro and 23 villages. It is built near the Axios River, on the road and railway from Thessaloniki to Belgrade. It was formerly known as Karasuli (Turkish), Dikaeos Vassiliadis, "History of Polykastro", Polykastro Mavrosuli or Rugunovec (Macedonian language, Macedonian and Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Ругуновец). History Ancient times The area is inhabited since the Neolithic Era. There are two settlements from that era: in Axiochorion (Amydon) and in Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaptistis
Vaptistis ( gr, Βαπτιστής "Baptist") is a village and a community in the municipality of Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit of Greece. In 2011 its population was 330 for the village, and 344 for the community, which includes the village Kyriakaiika. It is situated 9 km west of Kilkis, 17 km east of Polykastro and 42 km north of Thessaloniki. The village has a primary school, a high school, a stadium and three churches. The protector saint is St. John the Baptist, and the village is named after him. There are an athletic club "A.C. Doxa Vaptisti" and a cultural one "Politistikos Syllogos Vaptisti". Name During the Ottoman period, the village was known as Haydarlı ( gr, Αϊνταρλί). Population Before 1922, the village was inhabited by Turks and its name was Haydarlı (Aydarlı).M. Türker Acaroğlu, "Balkanlar'da Türkçe yer adları kılavuzu: 6.250'yi aşkın yer adını kapsar", 2006, p. 272/ref> Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Greeks from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defeated it, in the process stripping the Ottomans of its European provinces, leaving only Eastern Thrace under the Ottoman Empire's control. In the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria fought against the other four original combatants of the first war. It also faced an attack from Romania from the north. The Ottoman Empire lost the bulk of its territory in Europe. Although not involved as a combatant, Austria-Hungary became relatively weaker as a much enlarged Serbia pushed for union of the South Slavic peoples. The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served as a "prelude to the First World War". By the early 20th century, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia had achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large eleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
