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".
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]