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Vyronia
Vyroneia ( el, Βυρώνεια, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - ''Chatzi Beilik'') is a town located in the municipal unit of Petritsi in the northwestern part of Serres regional unit, Greece. It is situated near the Bulgarian border, on the right bank of the river Strymon, south of the Kerkini mountains, and east of the Lake Kerkini. Vyroneia is 4 km west of Neo Petritsi and 12 km northwest of Sidirokastro. Vyroneia had 923 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Histrory Vyroneia, then known as Hadji-Beylik, was a military base for the Greek army during the Second Balkan War. Transport The settlement has a station on the railway line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli. Near the train station is the National Aquarium of Vyroneia, the second in Greece after Rhodes. The Vyroneia Cultural Society presents every June a cultural event called "Vyroneia". Historical population Persons * Ioannis Melissanidis *Kostas Iosifidis External linksVyroneia Aquarium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintiki
Sintiki ( el, Σιντική) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Sidirokastro. The municipality has an area of 1,103.431 km2. Municipality The municipality was formed after the administrative reform in 2010 (Kallikratis plan) from the merger of the former municipalities of Kerkini, Petrisi and Sidirokastro and the rural municipalities of Angistro, Achladochori and Promachonas. The administrative seat of the municipality is Sidirokastro. The former municipalities and rural municipalities have since formed the six municipal districts. The community is further subdivided into 3 city districts and 23 local communities. Province The province of Sintiki ( el, Επαρχία Σιντικής) was one of the provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Melissanidis
Ioannis Melissanidis ( el, Ιωάννης Μελισσανίδης; born 27 March 1977) is a retired Greek artistic gymnast and the 1996 Olympic champion on the floor exercise. He was also the first Greek gymnast ever to medal at the World Championships. He was named one of the 1996 Greek Male Athletes of the Year. Early life and career Melissanidis was born in Munich, Germany to parents Evangelos and Ekaterini, Greek nationals who were working in Germany. He hails from the village of Vyronia, Serres, and has two siblings, Maria and Spiros. When Melissanidis was 2 years old his family returned to Thessaloniki, which he considers his hometown."Melissanidis Ioannis : C'est l'histoire d'un grec ou la passion selon Ioannis" French Gymnastics Federation, 1999 (in French) Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia ( el, Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.8 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica. Geography The region of Central Macedonia is situated in northern Greece, bordering with the regions of Western Macedonia (west), Thessaly (south), Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (east), and bounded to the north at the international borders of Greece with Republic of North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The southern part is coastal and it is bathed by the Thermaic, Toroneos, Singitic and Strymonic gulfs. The largest city and capital of the region is Thessaloniki. Serres is the second most populous city, followed by Katerini, Veria and Giannitsa. Central Macedonia is basically lowland and with many rivers, is highly developed, both in the primary and in the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyroneia Railway Station
Vyroneia railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Βυρώνεια, Sidirodromikós stathmós Sèrres) is a railway station that servers the community of Vyroneia, in Serres (regional unit), Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. The station is located just east of the settlement but still within the settlement limits. The station is unstaffed, with the station building now housing a restaurant. History The station opened in 1896, the station was known before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - ''Chatzi Beilik'' Vyroneia was annexed by Kingdom of Greece, Greece on 18 October 1912 during the First Balkan War. In the summer (July–August) of 1913, during the final phase of the Second Balkan War. The small station was turned into the headquarters of the Greek army. Here the then King Constantine I of Greece, Constantine and Eleftherios Venizelos signed the truce with Lieutenant General Victor Dusmanis and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, leading to Treaty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Serres Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Serres regional unit, Greece: * Achinos * Achladochori * Adelfiko * Agia Eleni * Agia Paraskevi * Agio Pnevma * Agiochori * Agios Christoforos * Agios Dimitrios * Agkistro * Agriani * Aidonochori * Akritochori * Alistrati * Amfipoli * Ammoudia * Ampeli * Anagennisi * Anastasia * Anatoli * Angista * Ano Kamila * Ano Poroia * Ano Vrontou * Anthi * Charopo * Cheimarros * Chionochori * Chortero * Choumniko * Christos * Chryso * Chrysochorafa * Dafni * Dafnoudi * Dasochori * Dimitra * Dimitritsi * Domiros * Draviskos * Efkarpia * Elaionas, Serres * Emmanouil Papas * Eptamyloi * Flampouro * Gazoros * Gefyroudi * Gonimo * Iliokomi * Irakleia * Ivira * Kala Dendra * Kalochori * Kalokastro * Kamaroto * Kapnofyto * Karperi * Kastanochori * Kastanoussa * Kato Kamila * Kato Mitrousi * Kato Poroia * Kerkini * Koimisi * Konstantinato * Kormista * Koumaria * Kouvouklio * Krinida * Lefkonas * Lefkothea * Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Iosifidis
Konstantinos Iosifidis ( el, Κώστας Ιωσηφίδης; born 14 January 1952) is a retired Greek footballer. Iosifidis spent his entire career from 1971 to 1985 in PAOK FC, playing as a left back. He is the first player in PAOK FC history that has won 4 titles, being part of the squad that won 2 cups in 1972 and 1974 and the 1976 and 1985 Greek league, being also captain in the latter. He also made 51 caps and scored 2 goals for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980. After retiring, he managed several teams in Greece, such as Polykastro, Anagennisi Karditsa, PAONE, Anagennisi Kolindrou (Division C), Apollon Kalamarias, Naoussa, Ialysos Rodou, Kalamata (Division B) and Kavala (Division A). Since 2005, he is the general manager of PAOK. Honours * Greek Championship: 1975–76, 1984–85 * Greek Cup: 1971–72, 1973–74 See also * List of one-club men in association football : A one-club man is a sportsman who has played his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. In 2022 the island has population of 124,851 people. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens. Rhodes has several nicknames, such as "Island of the Sun" due to its patron sun god Helios, "The Pearl Island", and "The Island of the Knights", named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522. Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Aquarium Of Vyroneia
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Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupolis ( el, Αλεξανδρούπολη, ), Alexandroupoli, or Alexandrople is a city in Greece and the capital of the Evros regional unit. It is the largest city in Western Thrace and the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. It has 71,601 inhabitants and is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece. The city was first settled by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and grew into a fishing village, Dedeağaç. In 1873, it became a ''kaza'' and one year later, it was promoted to a ''sanjak''. The city developed into a regional trading center. Later, it became a part of Adrianople Vilayet. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), it was briefly captured by the Russians. Ottoman rule ended with the First Balkan War, when the city was captured by Bulgaria in 1912. In the Second Balkan War, Greece took the control of the city. With the Treaty of Bucharest (10 August 1913), the city returned back to Bulgaria. With the defeat of Bulgaria in Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serres
Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The city is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about , some northeast of the Strymon river and north-east of Thessaloniki, respectively. Serres' official municipal population was 76,817 in 2011 with the total number of people living in the city and its immediate surroundings estimated at around 100,000. The city is home to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ( el, Τ.Ε.Φ.Α.Α. Σερρών) and the Serres Campus of the International Hellenic University (former " Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia"), composed of the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Economics and Management, and the Department of Interior Architecture and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capital city, capital of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, the administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. It is also known in Greek language, Greek as (), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the () or "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire alongside Constantinople. Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Vardar, Axios. The Thessaloniki (municipality), municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 317,778 in 2021, while the Thessaloniki metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli Railway
The Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway is an about 440 km long railway in northern Greece connecting the Central Macedonian city of Thessaloniki with Alexandroupoli in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, via Serres. There is a connection towards Sofia at the Strymonas station. This railway was built in 1896 by The Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Ottoman Jonction Salonique-Constantinople (JSC). , there is regular passenger service twice-daily to Alexandroupoli with connecting services to Dikaia, as well as international services to Sofia, to Belgrade via Skopje. The international service to Istanbul ("Friendship Express") (as of 2023) remains suspended. Course The western terminus of the Thessaloniki–Svilengrad railway is the New Railway Station, Thessaloniki. It runs north, passing Kilkis, until it turns east at the shore of Dojran Lake. It runs along the north shore of Lake Kerkini, and crosses the river Strymonas near Sidirokastro. The line north to Sofia (border crossing P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
