The Strymonian or Strymonic Gulf (), also known as the Orfano Gulf (), is a branch of the
Thracian Sea
250px, Thracian Sea satellite picture
The Thracian Sea ( el, Θρακικό Πέλαγος, ''Thrakiko Pelagos''; tr, Trakya Denizi) is the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded by Macedonia and Thrace as well as northwestern Tur ...
—itself part of the
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...
—lying east of the
Chalcidice
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 c ...
peninsula and south of the
Serres regional unit. It was formerly known as the Gulf of Rendina, in reference to the ancient colony of
Eion
Eion ( grc-gre, Ἠϊών, ''Ēiṓn''), ancient Chrysopolis, was an ancient Greek Eretrian colony in Thracian Macedonia specifically in the region of Edonis. It sat at the mouth of the Strymon River which flows into the Aegean from the interio ...
along the gulf's shores.
The river
Struma/Strymon empties into the gulf.
The largest towns on the Strymonic Gulf, with their respective administrative divisions, are:
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Asprovalta
Asprovalta ( el, Ασπροβάλτα, ''Asproválta,'' ) is a town in the regional unit of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. It was the seat of the Agios Georgios municipality. Since the implementation of the Kallikratis Plan in January 2011, ...
,
Stavros,
Nea Vrasna (
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 capi ...
regional unit,
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 populat ...
);
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Orfani
Orfani ( el, Ορφάνι, formerly Ορφάνιον - Orfanion) is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio ...
(
Kavala
Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.
It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...
regional unit,
East Macedonia and Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( el, Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, translit=Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the coun ...
);
*
Olympiada,
Stratoni (
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 ...
regional unit, Central Macedonia);
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Nea Kerdylia
Nea Kerdylia ( el, Νέα Κερδύλια) is a village in the municipality of Amphipolis. It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from Nigrita, 70 km from Serres. The village is named after M ...
,
Amfipoli
Amphipolis ( ell, Αμφίπολη, translit=Amfipoli; grc, Ἀμφίπολις, translit=Amphipolis) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is Rodolivos. It was an important ancient G ...
(
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 Northe ...
regional unit, Central Macedonia).
Three mountains form the natural border of the Gulf:
Pangaio
Pangaio ( el, Παγγαίο) is a municipality in the Kavala regional unit, Greece, named after the Pangaion hills. The seat of the municipality is in Eleftheroupoli.
Municipality
The municipality Pangaio was formed at the 2011 local government r ...
to the north-east,
Kerdylio to the north, and
Stratoni to the south.
External links
strymonic-gulf.com
Gulfs of Greece
Gulfs of the Aegean Sea
Landforms of Thessaloniki (regional unit)
Landforms of Central Macedonia
Landforms of Kavala (regional unit)
Landforms of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Landforms of Chalkidiki
Landforms of Serres (regional unit)
Thracian Sea
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