Visaltia
| Visaltia Βισαλτία |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
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| • Municipality | 659.2 km2 (254.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 20,030 |
| • Municipality density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,755 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
Visaltia (Greek: Βισαλτία) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nigrita.[2] It was named after the ancient region Bisaltia. The ancient city of Berge is located here.[3]
Municipality
The municipality Visaltia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
Province
The province of Visaltia (Greek: Επαρχία Βισαλτίας) was one of the provinces of the Serres Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Visaltia, and part of the municipal unit Strymoniko.[4] It was abolished in 2006.
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ "Archaeologists unearth ancient city of Verge in Serres" 16 November 2005, Embassy of Greece, Washington, DC
- ↑ Detailed census results 1991 PDF (39 MB) (Greek) (French)
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Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region
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| Regional unit of Kilkis | ||
| Regional unit of Pella | ||
| Regional unit of Pieria | ||
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