Kimmeria ( el, Κιμμέρια, previously known as Kiougioukki, tr, Koyunköy) is a community in the municipality

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

in the Xanthi regional unit of

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 ...

. It is located 740 kilometers from

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, 233 kilometers from

Thessalonica 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 ...

, and 5 kilometers east of

. In 1981, the population of Kimmeria was around 3,588 inhabitants. In 1991, the population declined to around 2,627 inhabitants. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 3,898. The community consists of the settlements Kimmeria, Alikochori, Anthiro, Askyra, Gialistero,

Eranos Eranos is an intellectual discussion group dedicated to humanistic and religious studies, as well as to the natural sciences which has met annually in Moscia (Lago Maggiore), the Collegio Papio and on the Monte Verità in Ascona, Switzerland sinc ...

, Ketiki, Livadi, Panepistimioupoli ''(

Campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

Democritus University of Thrace The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; el, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the western Thrace, Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alex ...

)'', Pelekito, Porta, Prioni and Ydrochori, many of which are deserted.

References

External links

Greek Travel Pages - Kimmeria
Populated places in Xanthi (regional unit) Xanthi {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub