Evropos
Evropos (Greek: Ευρωπός), known before 1925 as Ashiklar (Greek: Ασικλάρ)[2] is a village and a former municipality 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.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km2.[4] Population 4,518 (2011).
Evropos
Ευρωπός | |
|---|---|
  Evropos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′N 22°33′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| • Municipal unit | 80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,518 |
| • Municipal unit density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,734 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
History
Acropole and old cemeterry
A sixth-century BC kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of Seleucus I Nicator.
Kouros of Evropos
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Asiklar - Evropos
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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