Filippoi
Sign in to savethumb|right|240px|A modern Greek Orthodox outdoor chapel on what is said to be the site where Lydia was baptized. Filippoi (Greek: , Philippi), is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece built on the Via Egnatia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kavala, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2. The 2021 census reported a population of 10,133 for the municipal unit and 796 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.
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Place details
- Locality
- Φίλιπποι
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 894
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Filippoi
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Φίλιπποι
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Filippon.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kavala
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Kavala
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 10133
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 796
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 238.8
- Greek Dimos.elevation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +894
- Elevation
- +78
- Image
- Οικισμός Φίλιπποι Καβάλας.jpg
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- Cultural Sites
- Twin cities
- References
thumb|right|240px|A modern Greek Orthodox outdoor chapel on what is said to be the site where Lydia was baptized. Filippoi (Greek: , Philippi), is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece built on the Via Egnatia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kavala, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2. The 2021 census reported a population of 10,133 for the municipal unit and 796 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.
==Cultural Sites== The most important cultural event of the town is its annual festival, held since 1957. It takes place in the Ancient Theatre of Philippi during the high season with ancient and modern performances, ballets and concerts by theatrical troupes, orchestras and bands.