Stagira-Akanthos ( el, Στάγιρα-Άκανθος) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Chalkidiki
Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region co ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Aristotelis
Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Population 8,705 (2011). The seat of the former municipality was in
Ierissos
Ierissos ( el, Ιερισσός) is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. It is located 160 km from Thessaloniki, and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or M ...
, which is also the seat of the municipality Aristotelis. The land area of the municipal unit is 253.373 km².
It lies north of the autonomous area of
Mount Athos
Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...
. The Greek
philosopher
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Aristotle
Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...
was born in the ancient city of
Stageira
Stagira (), Stagirus (), or Stageira ( el, Στάγειρα or ) was an ancient Greek city located near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice, which is now part of the Greek province of Central Macedonia. It is chiefly known for bei ...
, in the northwest part of the municipal unit.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Stagira-Akanthos is subdivided into the following communities:
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Ammouliani
Ammouliani ( el, Αμμουλιανή , ''Ammoulianí''), also known as Amoliani, is an island located in the Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece, from Thessaloniki. Administratively it is part of the municipal unit of Stagira-Akanthos. , the resid ...
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Ierissos
Ierissos ( el, Ιερισσός) is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. It is located 160 km from Thessaloniki, and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or M ...
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Nea Roda
Nea Roda is a village southeast of Thessaloniki, on the narrowest point of the Mount Athos, Athos peninsula in the Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality of Stagira-Akanthos, Chalkidiki, Greece.
Ancient history
In 480 BC, Xerxes ...
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Olympiada
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Ouranoupoli
Ouranoupoli ( el, Ουρανούπολη, lit=Sky City, formerly ''Ouranopolis'') is an ancient city and a modern village in Chalcidice. The village is today called Ouranoupoli.
Location
The village of Ouranoupoli is situated on the coastlin ...
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Stagira
Stagira ( el, Στάγειρα or , also fem. or ) is a Greek village lying on a picturesque plateau on the Chalcidice peninsula, and standing at the foot of the Argirolofos hill. The village stands approximately 8 kilometers south southwes ...
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Stratoniki
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Stratoni
See also
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Strymonian Gulf The Strymonian or Strymonic Gulf (), also known as the Orfano Gulf (), is a branch of the Thracian Sea—itself part of the Aegean Sea—lying east of the Chalcidice peninsula and south of the Serres regional unit. It was formerly known as the Gul ...
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Chalkidiki
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