Sidirokastro
Sign in to saveSidirokastro (; 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
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +5177
- Image
- General view of Sidirokastro.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- 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