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Goumenissa

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Also known as Goumenitsa

Goumenissa ( ) is a small traditional town in the Kilkis regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Paionia Municipality, of which it is a community and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 208.949 km2. The 2021 census recorded 3,292 residents in the community and 5,157 residents in the municipal unit. The town sits on the southeastern part of the Paiko mountain range. Located 69 km northwest of Thessaloniki, 539 km north of Athens and 20 km north of Pella, the ancient capital of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia.

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Place details

Locality
Γουμένισσα
Region
Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Country
Ελλάς
Population
5,157
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Air quality

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6.3 µg/m³
PM10
9.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Goumenissa
Greek Dimos.name_local
Γουμένισσα
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
DE Goumenissas.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.georegion
Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Kilkis
Greek Dimos.municipality
Paionia
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
5157
Greek Dimos.pop_community
3292
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
208.9
Greek Dimos.elevation
268
Greek Dimos.postal_code
613 00
Greek Dimos.area_code
2343
Greek Dimos.licence
ΚΙ
Greek Dimos.website
www.goumenissa.eu
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Giumendje-izgled (cropped).jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Hellenistic Era
  • Roman Era (146 BC - 330)
  • Byzantine Era (330 - 1387)
  • Ottoman Era (1387 - 1912)
  • Macedonian Struggle
  • Greek Macedonian fighters
  • Bulgarian Macedonian fighters
  • Modern Era (1912 - present)
  • Subdivisions
  • Mayors of Goumenissa
  • Landmarks
  • Monasteries
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Sport clubs
  • Climate
  • Transportation
  • References
  • External links

Goumenissa ( ) is a small traditional town in the Kilkis regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Paionia Municipality, of which it is a community and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 208.949 km2. The 2021 census recorded 3,292 residents in the community and 5,157 residents in the municipal unit. The town sits on the southeastern part of the Paiko mountain range. Located 69 km northwest of Thessaloniki, 539 km north of Athens and 20 km north of Pella, the ancient capital of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia. Goumenissa is the seat of the Greek Orthodox diocese of Goumenissa, Axioupoli and Polykastro.

Goumenissa has narrow streets lined with traditional houses and is renowned for a wide range of things; apart from its preindustrial monuments built beside lush springs, there are traditional wineries which prove the expertise of this small country town to produce good quality wine. It is known for its folklore museum, its impromptu brass bands (Τα Χάλκινα της Γουμένισσας Ta Chalkina tis Goumenissas) and its customs, events and fetes, all of them are reflective of the traditional lifestyle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goumenissa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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