Paralimni, Serres Explained

Paralimni
Name Local:Παραλίμνι
Type:community
Coordinates:40.985°N 23.67°W
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Serres
Municipality:Emmanouil Pappas
Municunit:Strymonas
Population As Of:2021
Population:435

Paralimni (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Παραλίμνι, Παραλίμνιο) is a village in Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece, located 21 km southeast of Serres. Since 2011 administrative reform it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Emmanouil Pappas. It has a population of 435 inhabitants (2021). Until 1928 it was named "Vernar".

History

About 500 m. north of Paralimni, near the bay of the dried-out ancient Cercinitis lake (later Achinos lake), the traces of a lakeside ancient settlement has been discovered, possibly named "Cima" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κιμα), which probably means "bay".[1] A number of ancient vase shells and an inscription of the Hellenistic period were found in this place.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.serres.gr/index.php/istoria/istoria-serron-samsaris D. C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 157-158
  2. http://media.ems.gr/ekdoseis/makedonika/makedonika_19/ekd_pemk_19_Symmikta.pdf