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Also known as Valovista, Demirhisar

Sidirokastro (; Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop dialect: Βαλοβίστα, Валовища, Valovishta) is a town and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built near the fertile valley of the river Strymonas, on the bank of the Krousovitis River. It has a number of tourist sights, such as the medieval stone castle, Byzantine ruins, and natural spas.

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Place details

Locality
Σιδηρόκαστρο
Region
Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Country
Ελλάς
Population
5,177
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Sidirokastro
Greek Dimos.name_local
Σιδηρόκαστρο
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
DE Sidirokastrou.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph
Central Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Serres
Greek Dimos.municipality
Sintiki
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
7937
Greek Dimos.pop_community
5181
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
196.6
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
General view of Sidirokastro.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
General view of Sidirokastro
Greek Dimos.licence
ΕΡ

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Greece
Population
5177
Image
General view of Sidirokastro.jpg
Dialing code
2323
Licence plate code
EP
Patron saint
Saint George
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Commons category
Sidirokastro
postal code
623 00
native label
Σιδηρόκαστρο
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • History
  • Transportation
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Sights
  • Notable natives
  • References
  • External links
  • Further reading

Sidirokastro (; Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop dialect: Βαλοβίστα, Валовища, Valovishta) is a town and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built near the fertile valley of the river Strymonas, on the bank of the Krousovitis River. It has a number of tourist sights, such as the medieval stone castle, Byzantine ruins, and natural spas.

==General information== thumb|View of the town, 1919 thumb|Theotokos church thumb|Hotel Olympic thumb|120px|A bust of Anastasios Polyzoidis

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

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