Nea Zichni

Coordinates: 41°02′N 23°50′E / 41.033°N 23.833°E / 41.033; 23.833
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Nea Zichni
Νέα Ζίχνη
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
62042
Vehicle registrationΕΡ
Websitedimos-neaszixnis.gr

Nea Zichni (Greek: Νέα Ζίχνη) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, of Central Macedonia region, Greece. Population 8,267 (2021). Nea Zichni is also the name of the administrative seat of the municipality, population 1,547 (2021).

History

The city was originally built next to the marches of Lake Achinos, on the hill of "Toumba" (2 km south of Nea Zichni)

Sanjak of Serres in the Salonica Eyalet.[7]

Municipality

The municipality Nea Zichni was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[8]

The municipality has an area of 404.307 km2, the municipal unit 274.429 km2.[9] The municipal unit Nea Zichni consists of the communities Agios Christoforos, Agriani, Anastasia, Dimitra, Draviskos, Gazoros, Mavrolofos, Mesorrachi, Myrkinos, Myrrini, Nea Petra, Nea Zichni, Sfelinos and Tholos.[8]

  • General view of Nea Zichni with Pangaion Mountain behind.
    General view of Nea Zichni with
    Pangaion Mountain
    behind.
  • Nea Zichni countryside in Toumba location.
    Nea Zichni countryside in Toumba location.
  • Nea Zichni municipality
    Nea Zichni municipality

References

  1. ^ "Municipality of Nea Zichni, Municipal elections – October 2023". Ministry of Interior.
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  3. ISBN 960-7265-16-5 & 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), fasc. 1, σ. 282-283, n. 122-124 : The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 122, # PH150762) The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 122(1), # PH150763) The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 123, # PH150764)The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 124, # PH150765)
  4. ^ Miltiades E. Bolaris: "Macedonian names and makeDONSKI pseudo-linguistics: The case of the name Pella" [2]
  5. ^ [3] D. C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 77-79
  6. ISSN 0041-4255
    – via Belleten.
  7. ^ http://muhacirin.blogcu.com/su-albumden-selanik-hatiralari-ekleyen-selanik-selanik-vilayet/7614320 Administrative Division of Selanik Province (Turkish)
  8. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  9. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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