Vyroneia
Βυρώνεια
Vyroneia is located in Greece
Vyroneia
Vyroneia
Coordinates: 41°16′N 23°15′E / 41.267°N 23.250°E / 41.267; 23.250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalitySintiki
Municipal unitPetritsi
Community
[1]
 • Population923 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
620 43
Area code(s)2320
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

Vyroneia (Greek: Βυρώνεια, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - Chatzi Beilik[2]) is a town located in the municipal unit of Petritsi in the northwestern part of Serres regional unit, Greece. It is situated near the Bulgarian border, on the right bank of the river Strymon, south of the Kerkini mountains, and east of the Lake Kerkini. Vyroneia is 4 km west of Neo Petritsi and 12 km northwest of Sidirokastro. Vyroneia had 923 inhabitants at the 2011 census.

History

The Greek GHQ at Vyroneia (Hadji-Beylik), with King Constantine I and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos deliberating before the Congress of Bucharest

Vyroneia, then known as Hadji-Beylik, was a military base for the Greek army during the Second Balkan War. The village was also used as a military base for male civilians who had been conscripted due to the general mobilisation of 1974.

Transport

The settlement has a station on the railway line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli. Near the train station is the National Aquarium of Vyroneia, the second in Greece after Rhodes. The Vyroneia Cultural Society presents every June a cultural event called "Vyroneia".

Historical population

YearPopulation
19811,546
19911,094
20011,134
2011923

Persons

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
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