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Settlement in Greece
Metalliko Μεταλλικό
Settlement
Metalliko is located in GreeceMetallikoMetalliko
Coordinates: 41°01′N 22°49′E / 41.017°N 22.817°E / 41.017; 22.817
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityKilkis
Municipal unitKilkis
CommunityKilkis
Population
 • Total288
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Metalliko (Greek: Μεταλλικό, meaning 'mineral', before 1926: Γιάννες - Giannes; Macedonian Slavic: Јанес, Janes; Bulgarian: Янешево, Yaneshevo) is a settlement in the city of Kilkis, in northern Greece, located 6 km northwest of downtown Kilkis. In 2021 the settlement's population was 288. The village is named after a nearby spring of mineral water. Metalliko is 19 km south of Doirani, which is a border crossing into North Macedonia. Metalliko has a train station on the line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli.

History

In ancient times (12th century BC), Phrygians founded the town Vragylos in the place where Metalliko now lies. Vragylos decayed during the Roman times. The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. It was inhabited by Turks, Bulgarians and Greeks at that time. It became a part of Greece in 1913 and was then settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor and people from other parts of Greek Macedonia, many of them arrived during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).

Many of the inhabitants of Metalliko were followers of the Greek Communist Party during the civil war which followed the Second World War.

Transport

The settlement has a station which is served by Proastiakos services to Thessaloniki.

Population

Year Population
1991 412
2001 371
2011 386
2021 288

References

  1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. In Greek: "Christos Intos: Centres of Organization, Action and Resistance of the Greeks of Kilkis Prefecture during the Macedonian Struggle" Proceedings of Conclave "100 Years after Pavlos Melas' Death", Company of Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 2004
Subdivisions of the municipality of Kilkis
Municipal unit of Cherso
Municipal unit of Doirani
Municipal unit of Gallikos
Municipal unit of Kilkis
Municipal unit of Kroussa
  • Agios Markos
  • Anavryto
  • Antigoneia
  • Efkarpia
  • Elliniko
  • Eptalofos
  • Fyska
  • Gerakario
  • Isoma
  • Kato Theodoraki
  • Kentriko
  • Koiladi
  • Kokkinia
  • Koronouda
  • Pontokerasia
  • Terpyllos
  • Theodosia
  • Tripotamos
  • Vathy
Municipal unit of Mouries
  • Agia Paraskevi
  • Mouries
  • Myriofyto
  • Stathmos Mourion
Municipal unit of Pikrolimni
  • Anthofyto
  • Mavroneri
  • Mikrokampos
  • Neo Agioneri
  • Neo Gynaikokastro
  • Palaio Agioneri
  • Xylokeratia
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