Agia Paraskevi, Serres

Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή) is a village in the region of Serres, northern Greece. According to the 2011 Greek census, the village had 557 inhabitants.

Agia Paraskevi
Αγία Παρασκευή, Ξυλότρο
Agia Paraskevi is located in Greece
Agia Paraskevi
Agia Paraskevi
Coordinates: 40°56′58″N 23°27′30″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityVisaltia
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Community
  Population557 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
62200
Area code(s)23220

Geography and history

Agia Paraskevi is located to the west limits of the Thessaloniki Regional Unit and south of the Strymonas River. It is built on the plain of Serres, between the villages of Terpni (SE), Nikokleia (SW) and Sisamia (NW). It is located 6 km northwest of Nigrita and 24 km southwest of Serres. The village was known as Xylotro (Ξυλότρο) until 1927, when it got renamed to Agia Paraskevi.[2]

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian geographer Vasil Kanchov, the village had a total of 460 inhabitants in 1900, of which 260 were Orthodox Greeks and 200 were Circassians.[3]

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