Evropos | |
Name Local: | Ευρωπός |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Central Macedonia |
Periphunit: | Kilkis |
Pop Municunit: | 3757 |
Pop Community: | 1413 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area Municunit: | 80.9 |
Coordinates: | 40.9°N 55°W |
Licence: | ΚΙ |
Evropos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ευρωπός), known before 1925 as Ashiklar (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ασικλάρ)[1] 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.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km2.[3] Population 3,757 (2021).
thumb|left|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.