Chalkiades ( el, Χαλκιάδες) is a village in the south of the Larissa regional unit,

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 ...

. It is part of the municipal unit of

Polydamantas Polydamantas ( el, Πολυδάμαντας) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farsala Farsala ( el, Φάρσαλα), known in Antiquity ...

. In 2011 its population was 363. Chalkiades is located in the Thessalian Plain, 12 km north of

Farsala Farsala ( el, Φάρσαλα), known in Antiquity as Pharsalos ( grc, Φάρσαλος, la, Pharsalus), is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest towns. ...

and 27 km south of Larissa. The

Greek National Road 3 Greek National Road 3 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 3, abbreviated as EO3) is a single carriageway road in Greece. It connects Elefsina near Athens with the border of North Macedonia at Niki. It passes through Larissa and Florina. At Niki, it conn ...

passes through the village.

Population

History

Chalkiades consists of two settlements: Ano Chalkiades and Kato Chalkiades. Ano Chalkiades was founded by refugees who fled from

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during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).

External links

Chalkiades on GTP Travel Pages

References

{{Farsala div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)