Agia Paraskevi, Serres Explained

Agia Paraskevi
Name Local:Αγία Παρασκευή
Type:community
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Serres
Municipality:Visaltia
Population:380
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:20
Coordinates:40.9494°N 23.4583°W
Postal Code:62200
Area Code:23220

Agia Paraskevi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγία Παρασκευή) is a village in the region of Serres, northern Greece. According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 380 inhabitants.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΕΕΤΑΑ-Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης Α.Ε.. www.eetaa.gr. 2019-08-20.
  2. [Vasil Kanchov|Kanchov, Vasil]