Emmanouil Pappas ( el, Εμμανουήλ Παππάς) is a municipality in the
Serres regional unit,
Greece
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. The seat of the municipality is in
Chryso.
The municipality takes its name after a local historical figure who played an important part as a leader in the
Greek War of Independence
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against Ottoman rule.
Emmanouil Pappas was born in the village that was previously called
''Dovista'' (Δοβίστα), probably of Slavic origin, though historians are uncertain of the exact root of that word. One conjecture involves the mispronunciation of the Latin 'Dove est', meaning 'where is it?', because, apparently, the village was undetectable from a distance.
Municipality
The municipality Emmanouil Pappas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
* Emmanouil Pappas
* Strymonas
The municipality has an area of 337.922 km2, the municipal unit 217.539 km2.]
References
Municipalities of Central Macedonia
Populated places in Serres (regional unit)
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