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Kilkis (Κιλκίς)
Coordinates	40°59′ N 22°52′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Central Macedonia
Prefecture	Kilkis
Province	Kilkis
Population	24,812 source (2001)
Area	306.6 km²
Population density	81 /km²
Elevation	280 m
Postal code	611 00
Area code	23410
Licence plate code	ΚΙ
Website	www.dhmoskilkis.gr

Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς, Slavic: Кукуш Kukush, Turkish: Kılkış) is a small provincial city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2001 there were 17,430 people living within the city and a total of 24,812 people living in the administrative area of the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the prefecture (or nomos) of Kilkis and the capital of one of the two local provinces (or eparchia) of its prefecture. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia. ... Image File history File links RedDot. ... Image File history File links Prefectures_Greece_grey. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Slavic (Greek: Σλάβικα Slávika, reported self-identifying names: makedonski, bugarski, balgarski [1]) is the term sometimes used to designate the dialects spoken by the Slavophone (i. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. ...

The city 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 city after a three-day battle between June 19-June 21. Although costly, with over 5,000 casualties on the Greek side and 7,000 on the Bulgarian, the Greek victory proved a decisive step towards victory in the war. Kilkis was almost completely destroyed during the battle, and its 7,000 Bulgarian residents were transferred to Bulgaria as a result of the Treaty of Neuilly, settling, for the most part, in Sofia. The new town was built closer to the railway to Thessaloniki, around the Greek church of Saint George, and was settled by Greeks transferred from Bulgaria and Asia Minor. Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–22 Mehmed VI... // Combatants Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Montenegro Greece Serbia Commanders Nizam Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Esat Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Serbia: Radomir Putnik, Petar Bojović, Stepa Stepanović Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Strength 350,000 men Bulgaria... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Romania Ottoman Empire Commanders Mihail Savov Nikola Ivanov, Vasil Kutinchev, Radko Dimitriev Serbia: Radomir Putnik, Greece:King Constantine, Romania: Crown Prince Ferdinand, Alexandru Averescu Strength 500,000 men Serbia 220,000 men, Romania 200,000 men, Greece 150,000 men, Montenegro 12,000 men The... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... The Treaty of Neuilly, dealing with Bulgaria for its role as one of the Central Powers in World War I, was signed on the November 27, 1919 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. ... Position of Sofia in Bulgaria Coordinates: Country Bulgaria Province Sofia-City Government  - Mayor Boyko Borisov Area  - City 1,349 km²  (520. ... Thessaloniki, (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη), is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia and the periphery of Central Macedonia. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to...

The significance of the Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas can be appreciated by the fact that Greece named a battleship after the city. However, Kilkis was sunk by a German Junkers Ju 87 (Stuka) dive-bomber on April 23, 1941, along with its sister-ship, in the third week of the invasion of Greece by Nazi Germany. The city of Kilkis came under Bulgarian rule in 1943 when the Bulgarian zone of occupation was expanded to include the prefectures of Kilkis and Halkidiki. The Greeks claim that the Bulgarians pursued a policy of "Bulgarianisation" with considerable brutality and intended to annex the region to Bulgaria, but were forbidden from doing so by their German allies, who feared destabilising Greece if the Bulgarians proceeded. The region became a major centre for partisan resistance activity before being liberated in 1944. Combatants Greece Bulgaria Commanders King Constantine I General Ivanov Strength ca. ... Kilkis (Greek: Θ/Κ Κιλκίς) was a 13,000 ton Mississippi-class Greek battleship (θωρηκτό) named for a crucial battle of the Second Balkan War. ... Junkers Ju 87 Dive-Bombers The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the best known Sturzkampfflugzeug (German dive bomber) in World War II, instantly recognisable by its inverted gull wings, fixed undercarriage and siren. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Subdivisions

• Gavra
• Argyroupoli (Αργυρούπολη) [2001 pop: 591]
• Xirovryssi (Ξηρόβρυση)
• Zacharato (Ζαχαράτο) [2001 pop: 101]
• Kolchida [2001 pop: 371]
• Metalliko (Μεταλλικό), [2001 pop: 371]
• Sevasto (Σεβαστό) [2001 pop: 150]

Municipal districts

• Chorygi
• Kastanies
• Kristoni
• Leipsydri
  • Aktopotamia (Ακροποταμιά) [2001 pop: 212]
  • Ano Potamia (Άνω Ποταμιά) [2001 pop: 105]
  • Kato Potamia (Κάτω Ποταμιά) [2001 pop: 118]
• Megali Vryssi
• Melanthi
• Mesiano
  • Dafnochori (Δαφνοχώρι) [2001 pop: 63]
  • Leventochori (Λεβεντοχώρι) [2001 pop: 266]
• Stavrochori
• Vaptisti (Βαπτιστής) [2001 pop:456]
  • Kyriakeika (Κυριακαίικα) [2001 pop: 55]

// The village of Vaptisti is near: Kilkis 12 km Industrial area of Kilkis 5km Salonica 46 km Polykastro 15 km Athens 556 km Few years ago the population of Vaptisti was about 1000 people. ...

Famous inhabitants of Kilkis

• Giorgos Floridis, Greek politician, ex minister
• Savvas Tsitouridis, Greek politician, Minister of Employment
• Dimitris Basis, Greek singer
• Kiltidis Kostas, Greek politician
• DAF, famous Greek entertainer
• Gotse Delchev, BMARC/SMARO revolutionary (1872-1903)
• Ivan Hadzi Nikolov, Bulgarian Revolutionary (1861-1934)
• Aleksandar Stanishev, Bulgarian physician, scientist and politician (1886-1945)
• Hristo Smirnenski, Bulgarian poet (1898-1923)
• Lazaros Pavlidis, Greek author (1929 - 2004)
• Dimitris Markos, Footballer