Nea Kallikratia

Kallikrateia
Καλλικράτεια

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Kallikrateia

Coordinates: 40°19′N 23°04′E / 40.317°N 23.067°E / 40.317; 23.067Coordinates: 40°19′N 23°04′E / 40.317°N 23.067°E / 40.317; 23.067
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Chalkidiki
Municipality Nea Propontida
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit 11,571
Community[1]
  Population 7,238 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 63080
Area code(s) 2399
Vehicle registration ΧΚx-xxxx
Website http://www.kallikrateia.gr

Nea Kallikrateia (Greek: Νέα Καλλικράτεια) is a municipal unit in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Nea Propontida, before which it was a municipality with its seat in Nea Kallikrateia. According to the census of 2011, it has a population of 11,571 people. New Kallkirateia was established after the refugee crisis in 1922, mainly by the residents who came from kallikrateia of Eastern Thrace and set up in the area, where the metohi of the Xenofontos Monastery of Mount Athos existed and it was called “Stomion”. Many testimonies report that it was inhabited by the prehistoric years; however, they are not confirmed.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Nea Kallikrateia consists of the communities of Agios Pavlos, Lakkoma, Nea Gonia, Nea Kallikrateia and Nea Silata.

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nea Kallikratia.

Kallikrateia.gr, a news portal based in Nea Kallikrateia: (Greek)


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