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 3,757 (2021).
Evropos
Ευρωπός | |
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  Evropos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′N 22°33′E / 40.900°N 22.550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,757 |
| • Municipal unit density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,413 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
History
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A sixth-century BC kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of Seleucus I Nicator.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Europos at Wikimedia Commons
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