Aidonochori, Serres

Coordinates: 40°50′33″N 23°43′41″E / 40.84250°N 23.72806°E / 40.84250; 23.72806
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Aidonochori
Αηδονοχώρι
Aidonochori is located in Greece
Aidonochori
Aidonochori
Coordinates: 40°50′33″N 23°43′41″E / 40.84250°N 23.72806°E / 40.84250; 23.72806
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityVisaltia
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community197
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)2322
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

Aidonochori (Greek: Αηδονοχώρι) is a village in the region of Serres, northern Greece. It belonged to the municipality of Tragilos until 2011, when the application of the Kallikratis Plan incorporated the entire municipality to the municipality of Visaltia.[2] According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 197 inhabitants.

History[edit]

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian geographer Vasil Kanchov, the village had 1.500 Orthodox Greek inhabitants in 1900.[3] The village was an autonomous community from 1920 until 1997, when it became part of the municipality of Tragilos.[2] The singer Giannis Aggelakas is origined from the village.

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης Α.Ε." www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 180. Written as "Гайдарохоръ (Айдонохори)". (in Bulgarian)