Kalochori, Serres Explained

Kalochori
Name Local:Καλοχώρι
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Serres
Municipality:Sintiki
Municunit:Kerkini
Population:127
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:199
Coordinates:41.2842°N 22.9319°W
Postal Code:620 55
Area Code:+30 23270
Licence:EP

Kalochori (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καλοχώρι)[1] [2] (translates as Good Village[3]), known before 1926 as Glaboftsa, is a settlement of Central Macedonia in the Serres prefecture. It belongs to the local community of Kastanoussa in the municipality of Sintiki. According to the 2021 census it has a population of 127 inhabitants.

The village is located northwest of the town of Serres about 7 km west of Rodopoli, Serres at the southern foot of Mount Belasitsa in the Belasica mountain range (known also as Kerkini or Beles).

During the First Balkan War the village was under Bulgarian control, but after the Second Balkan War in 1913 it was incorporated within Greece. Greek refugees were resettled in the village during the 1920s. According to the 1928 census, Glaboftsa was a completely refugee village with 49 refugee families with 176 people. In 1926 the village was renamed Kalo Horio, but the new name officially entered the registers in the following 1927.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Νέα Δομή. Τεγόπουλος - Μανιατέας. 1996. 301, τομ. 15.
  2. Web site: Δημοτικές Ενότητες. sintiki.gov.gr. el. 2020-10-29.
  3. Web site: Διοικητικές Μεταβολές Οικισμών. ΕΕΤΑΑ. 2020-10-29.
  4. Web site: Μετονομασίες των Οικισμών της Ελλάδας . 12 April 2021 . Πανδέκτης: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece . el.