Evropos
| Evropos Ευρωπός | |
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  Evropos | |
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Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′N 22°33′E / 40.900°N 22.550°ECoordinates: 40°54′N 22°33′E / 40.900°N 22.550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 6,042 |
| Community | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
Evropos (Greek: Ευρωπός) is a village and a former municipality in the former Paionia Province, Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 6,042 (2001).
HIstory
Acropole and old cemeterry.
In the Macedonian Struggle (1904–1908) a lot of locals fought for Union with Greece. Some of the Macedonian Fighters were:
- Petros Pechlivanis, Polypetro
- Nikolaos Georgiadis, Agios Petros
- Ioannis Ilkos, Agios Petros
- Christos Ioannidis, Agios Petros
- Dimitrios Karastogiannis, Agios Petros
- Nikolaos Karastogiannis, Agios Petros
- Athanassios Karatragiannis, Agios Petros
- Stavros Karatragiannis, Agios Petros
- Ekaterini Kitsouki, Agios Petros
- Stavros Kitsoukis, Agios Petros
- Sotirios Kotzampassis, Agios Petros
- Athanassios Papadopoulos, Agios Petros
- Dionyssios Papadopoulos, Agios Petros
- father Emmanouel Papamanolis, Agios Petros
An sixth century bc Kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis.
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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