KILKIS PREFECTURE

'Kilkis' (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. Its capital is the city of Kilkis.

Contents

Geography

Climate

History

Transport

Municipalities and communities

See also

External links

Geography

The mountains are Paiko to the west, parts of the western part of Kerkini to the northeast and Krousio to the east. Lake Doirani is situated to the north and shares its eastern portion of the lake. The bounding prefectures and one district of another state (nation) are Serres to the east, the Thessaloniki Prefecture to the south, Pella to the west and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the Gevgelija to the north.

Climate

The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern portion by the Axios valley. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations.

History

The area of the modern prefecture were made up of several kingdoms before being invaded by the Macedonians and were later ruled by them. The rule ended after the Third Macedonian War and became a part of the Roman Empire. After the split of the two empires in 395, the area was to be ruled by the Eastern Roman and the Byzantine Empires. It was handed to Bulgaria and were inhabited by the Bulgarians. The territory of the later prefecture was ruled by the Ottoman Empire before being taken by Bulgaria in the First Balkan War of 1912. In the Second Balkan War of 1913, the Greek army captured the area, that was finally annexed and became part of Greece. It absorbed many of the Greeks from Asia Minor that came to Greece after the Greco Turkish-War of 1922 and with the population exchange prescribed by the Treaty of Lausanne, such that it became a Greek speaking area again.
Until 1939, the area was part of the Thessaloniki prefecture and in 1939 split from the Thessaloniki prefecture and created its own prefecture. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Its population expanded and several emigrated from the country. The GR-1 was constructed from the late-1960s and opened in 1972 and added two additional lanes in 1973. Its health center in Drosato shut down in 2001. Today, the village of Metalliko was strucked by a small fire that were seen over the hills and the mountains, they were fighted by firefighters, helicopters, choppers and planes.

Transport

★ GR-1/E75, old and new, SW, W, NW

★ GR-65, S, Cen., N, NE

★ road to Doirani and Dojran, FYROM, N

Municipalities and communities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Axioupoli	2801		614 00	23830-3
Cherso	2812		610 02	23410-5
Doirani	2804		610 03	23410-9
Evropos	2805		610 02	23430-6
Gallikos	2802	Kampani	611 00	23430-42
Goumenissa	2803		613 00	23430-4
Kilkis	2806		611 00	23410-2 through 7
Kroussa	2807	Terpylos	611 00	23410-4
Mouries	2809	Stathmos Mourion	610 03	23410-31
Pikrolimni	2810	Mikrokampos	570 01	23431-9
Polykastro	2811		612 00	23430-2
Community	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Livadia	2808		614 00	23430-3

See also

★ List of settlements in the Kilkis prefecture

External links

★ Municipality of Kilkis

★ Prefecture of Kilkis

★ History of the Greek Army at the Battle of Kilkis