Livadia, Kilkis
| Livadia Λιβάδια | |
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  Livadia | |
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Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E / 41.000°N 22.300°ECoordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E / 41.000°N 22.300°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 402 |
| Community | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
Livadia (Greek: Λιβάδια, Aromanian: Giumala de Jos) is a village and a former community 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] 11 km northwest of Griva, 15 km northwest of Goumenissa. Its population in 2001 was 402. It includes two villages: Megala Livadia and Mikra Livadia (now uninhabited).
This historic community took part in various Greek revolutions, in particular the Macedonian Struggle in which many of inhabitants of Livadia participated, including:
- Anastassios Bilis Koulinas
- Nikolaos Nessios
- Konstantinos Balas
- Michael Balas
- Michael Batsios
- Dimitrios Bellis
- Nikolaos Davelis
- Michael Papanikolaou
- Nikolaos Saramanis
- Georgios Takiris
- Athanassios Tikas
- Aristides Tikas
- Georgios Chatzivrettas
- Michael Bellis
- Georgios Bellis (Belles)
- Stergios Naoum (Kapetan Naoum)
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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