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Soultogiannaika Σουλτογιανναίικα
Settlement
French soldiers drink at the village fountain in May 1916
SoultogiannaikaLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°05′03″N 22°40′31″E / 41.0842887772°N 22.6752882594°E / 41.0842887772; 22.6752882594
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Kilkis
Municipal unit	Cherso
Community	Megali Sterna
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population
• Total	22
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	611 00
Area code(s)	+30 23410
Vehicle registration	ΚΙ

Soultogiannaika (Greek: Σουλτογιανναίικα, old name: Greek: Καλίνοβο Kalinovo / Kalinova) is a village in the Kilkis region of Greece. It is situated in the municipal unit of Cherso, in the Kilkis municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia. It is located 4 km to the west of Megali Sterna and 4 km south of Metamorfosi, Kilkis.

During the Second Balkan War, a battle took place, here at Kalinova, between Bulgarian and Greek troops, from 19–21 June 1913. The outcome is contested, with one party describing it as a Bulgarian victory (bg:Битка при Калиново), the other describing it as a part of the Greek victory at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas (el:Μάχη Κιλκίς-Λαχανά).

After the Second Balkan War, Kalinova came under Greece sovereignty. The Kalinova Sector of the Macedonian front was the scene of fighting between the Bulgarians and the Entente forces dominated by the Armée d'Orient (1915–1919). A number of photos from this time have survived.

Among the Sarakatsani residents who resettled in the area in the early 1920s were the Soultogiannis brothers to whom the later name of the village is due. The "Konaki" of the Soultogiannis brothers, located on the provincial road that connects Kilkis with Polykastro, has been characterized as a cultural monument since 1985 because "it is a remarkable example of architecture of the first twenty years of the 20th century and is characterized by elements of this transition for the Greek architecture of the period."

As a settlement it is officially mentioned with the old name in 1919, with the Government Gazette 48A-05/03/1919, to be annexed to the then community of Kilindir (Kalindria). In 1927 it was renamed to Sultogianeika and in 1934 it was corrected to Soultogianneika.

As per the Kallikratis plan, this village, together with Michalitsi and Megali Sterna, constitute the local community of Megali Sterna, which belongs to the municipal unit of Cherso in the municipality of Kilkis. According to the 2021 census it has a population of 22 permanent residents.

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. Hristov (1946). Исторически прегледъ на войната на България срещу всички балкански държави – 1913 г. [Historical Review of the War of Bulgaria against All Balkan States - 1913]. Military Library 26 (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Printing House of the Army Military Publishing Fund. pp. 80–81.
3. ""Δια της λόγχης!" : Η φονικότερη σύγκρουση των Βαλκανικών Πολέμων- ο ελληνικός στρατός στη Μάχη του Κιλκίς- Λαχανά" ["By the spear!" : The deadliest conflict in the Balkan Wars - the Greek army in the Battle of Kilkis - Lahana] (in Greek). 21 June 2016.
4. Hall, Richard (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-41-522947-0.
5. Schneider, Raphaël (2008). "Les guerres balkaniques (1912-1913)". Revue Champs de Bataille (in French) (22, juin–juillet): 50.
6. "Wikimedia Commons results when "secteur Kalinova" is searched".
7. "ΔΙΑΡΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΩΝ" [PERMANENT CATALOG OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS]. listedmonuments.culture.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-02-14.
8. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές Οικισμών" [Administrative Changes of Settlements]. ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-03-03.

External links

• "Born in Sunny Kilkis - A life of struggle for a piece of land", Vassilis M. Konstantinidis
• Soultogianneika Kilkis: "Soultogiannis, Bikos and Kyriakou" from the website http://gnomikilkis.blogspot.com
• Europeanization and reform in difficult times
• "Battle of Lachana. The deadliest conflict in the Balkan Wars" from the website Μηχανή του χρόνου

• Populated places in Kilkis (regional unit)
• Kilkis