Kilkis (regional unit)

Coordinates: 41°0′N 22°50′E / 41.000°N 22.833°E / 41.000; 22.833
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This article is about the modern regional unit. For the modern and historical deme, see Kilkis.
Kilkis
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Κιλκίς
EEST)
Postal codes
61x xx
Area codes234x0
ISO 3166 codeGR-57
Car platesΚΙ
Websitewww.kilkis.gr

Kilkis (

region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Kilkis
.

Geography

The geography of the regional unit of Kilkis is characterized by the wide and flat

Lake Doirani is situated in the north, shared with North Macedonia. Kilkis borders the Thessaloniki regional unit
to the south.

The climate of the Kilkis regional unit is humid continental in the north, and humid subtropical in the lower regions.

History

The area of the modern regional unit was part of the

Kingdom of Macedonia from the 8th century BC until the Third Macedonian War (171 BC - 168 BC), when it became a part of the Roman Empire. At the division of the Roman Empire in 395 AD, the area joined the eastern part, later known as the Byzantine Empire. Between the 7th century and the 11th century, it changed hands between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire repeatedly. In the 13th and 14th century Western Europeans and Serbs briefly ruled the area. The Ottoman Empire conquered the area in 1371, and ruled it until the First Balkan War of 1912. In the Second Balkan War of 1913, the Greek army captured the area, which became part of Greece. It absorbed many of the Greeks from what is now the Republic of North Macedonia, especially from Gevgeli, Vogdantsa, Polyane and Stromnitsa.[1]

In the aftermath of the

Treaty of Brest Litovsk
.

Until 1939, when created into a separate prefecture, the area was part of the

Thessaloniki Prefecture.[2]
At the 2011 Kallikratis reform, the Kilkis Prefecture became a regional unit.

Sites of interest

Transport

The Motorway 1 (E75, Skopje - Polykastro - Thessaloniki - Athens) runs through the regional unit from north to south. Two railways pass through the regional unit: from Thessaloniki to Skopje via Polykastro and Idomeni, and from Thessaloniki to Sofia, Istanbul and Alexandroupoli via Kilkis and Mouries.

Administration

The regional unit Kilkis is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[3]

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Kilkis Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Κιλκίς) was transformed into a regional unit within the Central Macedonia region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[3]

New municipality Old municipalities Seat
Kilkis Kilkis Kilkis
Gallikos
Doirani
Kroussa
Mouries
Pikrolimni
Cherso
Paionia Axioupoli Polykastro
Goumenissa
Evropos
Livadia
Polykastro

Provinces

The former prefecture of Kilkis was subdivided into the following provinces:[4]

Provinces of Kilkis Prefecture Seat
Province of Kilkis Kilkis
Province of Paionia Goumenissa

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

See also

References

  1. ^ [in Greek: "Trapped...the Greeks of Skopje", Dimitrios Alexandrou, Erodios, Thessaloniki 2008]
  2. ISBN 978-0-7864-0729-3
    .
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

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