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Coordinates: 41°5′N 23°33′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Serres (Greek: Σέρρες, older form: Σέρραι, Turkish: Serez or Siroz, Slavic: Серез/Serez, Сяр/Syar or Сер/Ser) is a city in the Greek region of Macedonia. Located at 41°05′08″N, 23°32′59″E, it is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70m, some 24 km northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km north-east of the Macedonian capital, Thessaloniki. The Rhodope Mountains rise to the north and east of the city. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ...
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Serres prefecture Seres or Serrai (Greek: Îομός ΣεÏÏών Nomos Serron) is a prefecture located in east northeastern Macedonia and is the second northernmost not in point. ...
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Capital Thessaloniki Peripheries West Macedonia Central Macedonia East Macedonia Population 2,625,681 (2005) Area 34,231 km² Population density 77/km² Macedonia (IPA , Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonia) is the largest and second most populous region of Greece. ...
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The city is the capital of the eponymous prefecture of Serres and is situated in the Central Macedonia periphery. Its population was estimated at about 56,000 in 2001. 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...
Serres prefecture Seres or Serrai (Greek: Îομός ΣεÏÏών Nomos Serron) is a prefecture located in east northeastern Macedonia and is the second northernmost not in point. ...
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History
Known to the Romans as Serrae or Serrhae, Serres became the site of a major fortress built by the Byzantine Empire to guard the empire's northern frontier and the strategic Rupel Pass into Bulgaria. Defeated by the Bulgarians in the 10th century, it fell to Serbia in the 14th century and became a capital of Stefan Dušan, the Serbian tsar. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...
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Dušan Silni Tsar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan Silni (the mighty) (Serbian: Цар Стефан Душан Силни) (circa 1308 – December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331 – 1346) and tsar (1346 – December 5, 1355). ...
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Serbian control was brief, however, as the Ottoman Empire captured Serres in 1383. In the early 20th century the city became a focus of anti-Ottoman unrest, which resulted in the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising of 1903. Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah...
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A Bulgarian army captured Serres in the Second Balkan War of 1913, but was forced to withdraw by Greek forces. The city had to be completely rebuilt after being burned to the ground by the retreating Bulgarians. It was reoccupied by Bulgaria in both the First World War and Second World War and suffered further severe damage. Since the war, Serres has benefited from government-led programmes to develop its economy with foreign capital. The Second Balkan War was fought in 1913 between Bulgaria on one side and Greece and Serbia on the other side. ...
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Economy Serres is the capital of a primarily agricultural district and is an important trade centre for tobacco, grain, and livestock. Following the development of a government-sponsored manufacturing area in the late 20th century, it has also become a centre for the production of textiles and other manufactured items. Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005...
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Sights and attractions The city has forests, parks, non-gridded roads and squares. Serres stretches from the ruins of the castle up to the forested hills of Koula.
On the road to Koula hills on Exochon (Exochi) Street, two parks, one is the Agioi Anargyroi Park founded near the downtown area. Night clubs and cafeterias are popular attractions, especially in the summertime.
Sites of interest - Public Regional Theatre (Δημοτικό Περιφερειακό Θέατρο/Dimotiko Perifereiako Theatro)
 General view of the modern city of Serres from the Acropolis Serres has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting centre, a train station, and squares (plateies). Download high resolution version (1200x900, 385 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Historical population | Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change | | 1981 | 46,317 | - | - | - | | 1991 | 49,830 | 3,513/7.6% | - | - | | 2001 | 56,145 | - | - | - | 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Sporting teams Panserraikos FC is a professional Greek football club based in Serres, Greece. ...
External links - Information about Serres (Greek and English)
- Information about Serres by the Municipality of Serres (Greek only)
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References - "Sérrai." Encyclopædia Britannica, 2006.
- "Sérrai, Siris, or Serres." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 2004.
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