Polykastro

Also known as Karasuli

Polykastro (, before 1928 , Karasoúli;) is a town and a former municipality in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit, and the seat. The municipal unit has an area of 312.717 km2, the municipal unit 45.775 km2. The municipal unit of Polykastro has 12,000 inhabitants, and includes Polykastro and 23 villages. It is built near the Axios River, on the road and railway from Thessaloniki to Belgrade. It was formerly known as Karasuli (Turkish), Mavrosuli or Rugunovec (

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Polykastro
Greek Dimos.name_local: Πολύκαστρο
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Polykastrou.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Central Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Kilkis
Greek Dimos.municipality: Paionia
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 11338
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 312.7
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 6609
Greek Dimos.area_community: 45.8
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 612 00
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: POLYKASTRO.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: General view
Greek Dimos.licence: ΚΙ

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Greece
Population: 7064
Elevation: 70
Capital of: Paionia Municipality
Image: Polykastro2.jpg
Dialing code: 2343
Licence plate code: ΚΙ
Patron saint: Holy Trinity

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Commons category: Polykastro
postal code: 612 00
native label: Πολύκαστρο

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Article · Italiano

Polykastro (in greco moderno: Πολύκαστρο) è una frazione del comune greco di Paionia. Fino a dicembre 2010 fu comune autonomo ma fu soppresso a seguito della riforma amministrativa del gennaio 2011,

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