Kroussa
Encyclopedia
Kroussa is a former municipality
in Kilkis regional unit, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeastern corner of the regional unit, bordering western Serres and northern Thessaloniki. Its population is 6,770 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in Terpyllos (pop. 600). Melissourgio is one of the most picturesque villages in the municipal unit. Agios Antonios is one of the villages nearby. The largest villages in the municipal unit are Efkarpía (pop. 618), Térpyllos, Eptálofos (521), Váthi (433) and Fyska (298). The municipal unit is divided into 19 communities. In Palatiano, there is the most important archaeological site of Northern Greece. It was the ancient city of Ioron, flourished from 10th century BC to 3rd century AD, continuously.
In the Macedonian Struggle
, people of Kroussa villages fought in order to free their lands from Turkish and Bulgarians. Some of the Macedonian Fighters are:
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in Kilkis regional unit, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis
Kilkis
Kilkis is an industrial city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2001 there were 17,430 people living in the city proper, 24,812 people living in the municipal unit, and 56,336 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis.-Name:Kilkis is located in a...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeastern corner of the regional unit, bordering western Serres and northern Thessaloniki. Its population is 6,770 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in Terpyllos (pop. 600). Melissourgio is one of the most picturesque villages in the municipal unit. Agios Antonios is one of the villages nearby. The largest villages in the municipal unit are Efkarpía (pop. 618), Térpyllos, Eptálofos (521), Váthi (433) and Fyska (298). The municipal unit is divided into 19 communities. In Palatiano, there is the most important archaeological site of Northern Greece. It was the ancient city of Ioron, flourished from 10th century BC to 3rd century AD, continuously.
In the Macedonian Struggle
Greek Struggle for Macedonia
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts between Greeks and Bulgarians in the region of Ottoman Macedonia between 1904 and 1908...
, people of Kroussa villages fought in order to free their lands from Turkish and Bulgarians. Some of the Macedonian Fighters are:
- Ioannis Villioglou "Kapetan Ramnalis", Issoma, (1885–1923)
- father Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Issoma
- Nikolaos Kapoulas, KoronoudaKoronoudaKoronouda is the small village in the prefect of Kilkis, Northern Greece. Nikolaos Kapoulas was a Macedonian Fighter from Koronouda....
