Neo Souli, Serres
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Neo Souli () is a village in Serres regional unit of
Central Macedonia Central Macedonia ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the Geographic regions of Greece, geographical and historical region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. With a ...
, located 7 km east of
Serres Serres ( ) 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 Northern Greece. The c ...
. Since the 2011 administrative reform it is a municipal unit of the municipality
Emmanouil Pappas Emmanouel Pappas (; 1772 – 5 December 1821) was a prominent member of Filiki Eteria and leader of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia. Biography Emmanouil Pappas was born in Dovista, a village which is now named after him. Son of a p ...
. It has a population of 2,051 inhabitants (2021) and until 1928 it was named Soumpaskioi.


History

At the southeastern end of Neo Souli, on the "Agrianista" hill, has been found an ancient settlement, with continuous habitation from prehistoric to modern years. In Roman times the settlement belonged to the territory ("chora") of the city of Sirra (modern
Serres Serres ( ) 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 Northern Greece. The c ...
), from which it was administratively dependent. South of Neo Souli the ancient necropolis was extended, where various archaeological findings (vases, reliefs, coins etc.) were found, as well as Greek inscriptions of the Roman imperial period.D. C. Samsaris, La vallée du Bas-Strymon á l’ époque impériale (Contribution épigraphique á la topographie, l’ onomastique, l’ histoire et aux cultes de la province romaine de Macédoine), Δωδώνη 18(1989), τεύχ. 1, σ. 268-269, αρ. 100-102
The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 100, # PH150739)The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 101, # PH150740)
http://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/150741?bookid=126&location=4 The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 102, # PH150741)]


See also

List of settlements in the Serres regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, Greece: * Achinos, Serres, Achinos * Achladochori, Serres, Achladochori * Adelfiko * Agia Eleni * Agia Paraskevi, Serres, Agia Paraskevi * Agio Pnevma * Agiochori ...


References

Populated places in Serres (regional unit) Emmanouil Pappas (municipality) Archaeological sites in Macedonia (Greece) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub