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Motorway 25 (Greece)
Motorway 25 ( el, Αυτοκινητόδρομος 25) is a motorway in Greece. It connects the Greek-Bulgarian border at Promachonas in the north with the Motorway 2 north of the city of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of .... Exit list The exits of the A25 motorway:Motorways - Exit Lists accessed 4 September 2012 Gallery References {{coord, 40.8273, 23.0414, display=title[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promachonas
Promachonas ( el, Προμαχώνας, bg, Драготин, ) is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 42.212 km2. Population 140 (2011). A major border crossing with Bulgaria is located here. The Bulgarian town opposite Promachonas is Kulata. History The village was annexed in 1913 by Greek forces during the Second Balkan War. During the years of Ottoman rule, the village was known by its Bulgarian name ''Dragotin''. After the events of the Greek genocide in Asia Minor, refugees settled in the village. In 1927 the village was renamed Promachonas. Around the village, there are also the villages of Kapnotopos and Rupel. In 1928 the village numbered 463 inhabitants. Before World War II, the village numbered 1,528 inhabitants, but with the beginning of the Greek-Italian War, the village and its other 2 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Road 65
Greek National Road 65 is a national highway of Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 2 at Diavata, a northwestern suburb of Thessaloniki, with 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 o .... Most of the National-Road has been upgraded to a Motor-Road, connecting Thessaloniki via Kilkis with Doirani, the eastern border of Greece and North Macedonia. The Road will be constructed as a Motor-Road, the part Nea Santa until Kilkis are ready, the second part after Kilkis will be constructed until 2014. Gallery References 65 Roads in Central Macedonia {{Greece-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachanas
Lachanas ( el, Λαχανάς) is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki (regional unit), Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Xylopoli. The municipal unit Lachanas has an area of 210.090 km2, and the community Lachanas has an area of 47.602 km2. Population The population of the municipal unit was 2,441 inhabitants in 2011 and that of the community was 568 inhabitants. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaloniki (regional Unit)
Thessaloniki ( el, Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή Θεσσαλονίκης ''Mitropolitiki Periohi Thessaloníkis'', ''Metropolitan Area of Thessaloniki'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia and its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. Geography The regional unit stretches from the Thermaic Gulf in the southwest to the Strymonic Gulf in the east. Two bodies of water are located in the north, Lake Koroneia in the heart of the regional unit and Lake Volvi in the east. There are farmlands throughout the west and southwest, with fewer in the northeast, north and along the Axios River valley. Mountainous areas include the Chortiatis in the west-central part, the Vertiskos in the north and parts of the Kerdylio mountains in the northeast. The regional unit borders on the Imathia regional unit to the southwest, Pella to the west, Kilkis to the north, Serres to the east and Chalkidiki to the south. Its climate includes hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strymoniko
Strymoniko ( el, Στρυμονικό) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Irakleia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 156.850 km2. Population 3,918 (2011). References Populated places in Serres (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub bg:Орляк (дем) el:Δήμος Στρυμωνικού ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provatas
Provatas (Greek: Προβατάς) is a larger village in Kapetan Mitrousi, Serres regional unit, northern Greece. It has 1,099 inhabitants (2011 census). Until 1923, the village was called ''Yenikoi'' or ''Yeniköy'' and inhabited mostly by Turks and Bulgarians. It was hard fought over on October 3 and 4, 1916, between the 10th (Irish) Division The 10th (Irish) Division, was one of the first of Kitchener's New Army K1 Army Group divisions (formed from Kitchener's 'first hundred thousand' new volunteers), authorized on 21 August 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War. It included ... and the Bulgarian Army. The Irish took and held the village, despite fierce and costly counterattacks by the Bulgarians. The Salonika Campaign. ''Dublin Fusiliers.com''. Retrieved 26 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Road 12
National Road 12 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 12, abbreviated as EO12) is a single carriageway road in northern Greece. It connects Thessaloniki with Kavala, passing through Serres and Drama. It also serves traffic heading towards the north, to the Greek/Bulgarian border. The section between Thessaloniki and Serres forms part of the Ε79 route. Part of the GR-12 has been replaced by the new motorway 25 (Thessaloniki - Serres) and the Egnatia Odos. Route The GR-12 runs north from downtown Thessaloniki as an urban arterial road called "odos Lagkada". This section is common with the GR-2. Near Efkarpia it joins with the A2 motorway and follows this to the northeast until Liti. It continues to the northeast, more or less parallel to the A25. It passes through Lachanas and crosses the river Strymonas at Strymoniko. It bypasses Serres, and runs east through Nea Zichni and to Drama. At Drama it turns southeast. The road ends in Kavala. The GR-12 passes through the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefkonas
Lefkonas ( el, Λευκώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 68.247 km2. Population 3,905 (2011). Near the village - on the hill of "Simitzi-bair" - the location of an ancient settlement has been found. Dimitrios C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 164 (Website of Municipality of Serres) Notable people * Sakis Anastasiadis * * |
Skotoussa
Skotoussa ( el, Σκοτούσσα, ) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, Greece. Population 5,135 (2011). Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Irakleia, Serres, Irakleia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 99.433 km2. Transport Rail Transport The settlement is served by Skotoussa railway station on the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli railway, Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli line, with daily services to Thessaloniki New Railway Station, Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli railway station, Alexandroupolis. References Populated places in Serres (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub bg:Просеник (дем) el:Δήμος Σκοτούσσας ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vamvakofyto
Vamvakofyto ( el, Βαμβακόφυτο; Medieval Greek: Σαβίακον, Saviakon; bg, Савяк, Saviak) is a village in the municipal unit Sidirokastro, in the northern part of Serres regional unit, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... Its altitude is 120 meters. SourcesVamvakofyto location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages. Online August 22, 2008. Populated places in Serres (regional unit) {{CMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Road 63
Greek National Road 63 (abbr: EO63) is a national highway in northern Greece. It connects Serres with Promachonas on the Bulgarian border, via Sidirokastro. It is part of the European route E79 European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe a .... References {{reflist 63 Roads in Central Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
