Serres (regional unit)
Serres
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Σερρών | |
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EEST) | |
Postal codes | 62x xx |
Area codes | 232xx |
ISO 3166 code | GR-62 |
Car plates | EPx-xxxx IXx-xxxx |
Website | www |
Serres (
Geography
The mountains are
The regional unit has many archaeological and historical features including
The southern part around the Strymonas valley has a Mediterranean climate, the rest is predominantly continental with cold winters in higher elevations.
History
In modern times, Serres, like the rest of
A substantial portion of the population of the regional unit are descendants of refugees which came from Eastern
Administration
The regional unit Serres is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]
- Amfipoli(2)
- Emmanouil Pappas (4)
- Irakleia (5)
- Nea Zichni (6)
- Serres(1)
- Sintiki (7)
- Visaltia (3)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the Serres regional unit was created out of the former Serres Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Σερρών). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[1]
New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
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Amfipoli |
Amfipoli |
Rodolivos |
Kormista | ||
Proti | ||
Rodolivos | ||
Emmanouil Pappas |
Emmanouil Pappas |
Chryso |
Strymonas | ||
Irakleia | Irakleia | Irakleia |
Skotoussa | ||
Strymoniko | ||
Nea Zichni | Nea Zichni | Nea Zichni |
Alistrati | ||
Serres |
Serres |
Serres |
Ano Vrontou | ||
Kapetan Mitrousi | ||
Lefkonas | ||
Oreini | ||
Skoutari | ||
Sintiki | Sidirokastro | Sidirokastro |
Agkistro | ||
Achladochori | ||
Kerkini | ||
Petritsi | ||
Promachonas | ||
Visaltia | Visaltia | Nigrita |
Achinos | ||
Nigrita | ||
Tragilos |
Provinces
Before the abolishment of the provinces of Greece in 2006, the Serres prefecture was subdivided into the following provinces:[2]
Province | Seat |
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Fyllida Province | Nea Zichni |
Serres Province | Serres |
Sintiki Province | Sidirokastro |
Visaltia Province | Nigrita |
Transport
The main roads of Serres regional unit are:
- Motorway 2 (Igoumenitsa - Thessaloniki - Amfipoli - Alexandroupoli)
- Motorway 25 (Thessaloniki - Serres - Sidirokastro - Bulgaria)
- Greek National Road 2 (Florina - Thessaloniki - Amfipoli - Alexandroupoli)
- Greek National Road 12 (Thessaloniki - Serres - Drama - Kavala)
- Greek National Road 59 (Amfipoli - Nea Zichni)
- Greek National Road 63 (Serres - Sidirokastro - Bulgaria)
- Greek National Road 65 (Thessaloniki - Kilkis - Sidirokastro)
The
Persons
- Greek prime minister and president
- Emmanouel Pappas, hero of the Greek Independence Struggle
- Glykeria, famous Greek singer (of Asia Minor Hellenic ancestry)
- Greek gymnast athlete
- Hi-5, family originally from Serres.
Sporting teams
The
See also
References
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)