Chrysoupoli ( el, Χρυσούπολη, before 1925: Σαπαίοι - ''Sapaioi'' or Σαρή Σαμπάν - ''Sari Saban'') is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 245.181 km². The population of the municipal unit of Chrysoupoli in 2011 was 16,004. Nestos riverside forest at cafe nestos, Chrysoupolis, Greece

Nestos riverside forest at cafe nestos, Chrysoupolis, Greece

It was known as "Sarışaban" during Ottoman rule. It was a ''

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'' centre in the

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, part of the Salonica Vilayet, before the Balkan Wars. The Nestos Nature Museum is situated in Chrysoupoli.

International relations

Chrysoupoli is twinned with: *

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References

Populated places in Kavala (regional unit) {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub