Achladochori, Serres

Achladochori
Αχλαδοχώρι
Municipal unit
View from Achladochori
View from Achladochori
Achladochori is located in Greece
Achladochori
Achladochori
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°19′N 23°33′E / 41.317°N 23.550°E / 41.317; 23.550
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalitySintiki
Area
 • Municipal unit187.0 km2 (72.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
643
 • Municipal unit density3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi)
 • Community
518
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

Achladochori (Greek: Αχλαδοχώρι, meaning "pear village", Bulgarian: Крушево, Krushevo) is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 187.019 km2.[3] Population 643 (2021).

Near Achladochori there was an ancient city (probably the city of Tristolos), whose ruins has been found on the hill "Gradista", located 4 km north-east of the village.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 125. ISBN 960-7265-16-5
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