Serres, Greece
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| Prefecture and Province: | Serres (capital) |
| Provinces and Province: | Serres (capital) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 41.085667/41°5'10" N lat.23.541667/23°32'30" E long |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 9,876 </small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | about 40 m 53 m (centre) Menoikio mountains (northeast) |
| Number of communities: | - |
| Postal code: | 621 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-23210 (030-23210)-2 thru 7 |
| Municipal code: | 4721 |
| Car designation: | EP
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | SRS Serres |
| Name of inhabitants: | Serrean or Serrian sing. s pl. |
| Address of administration: | 1 Merarchias St Serres 621 00 |
Serres (Σερρες in Greek, Latin Serrae, older form: Serrai, Bulgarian: Сяр/Syar) is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is capital of Serres prefecture, and is within the Central Macedonia periphery. The name and the settlement dates back to ancient times. The population in 2001 is about 80,000. The elevation is 70 m. It is located in the Serres plain and the Strymon river is further southwest about 24 km from Serres to the west. The hills lie to the north and the mountains to the east.
Serres, was the centre of the eponymous revolutionary district during the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottomans in 1903. Serres was completely rebuilt in 1913, after the the Bulgarian army burned the city while retreating in 1913.
It is a beautiful city with non-gridded roads. The city also has forests, beautiful parks, streets and squares. Serres has a characteristic features. Serres stretches from the ruins of the castle up to the forested hills of Koula.
On the road to Koula hills on Exochon (Exochi) Street, two beautiful parks, one is the Agioi Anargyroi Park founded near the downtown area. Night clubs and cafeterias brings fame to the area especially in the summertime.
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Sites of Interest
- Public Regional Theatre (Δημοτικό Περιφερειακό Θέατρο/Dimotiko Perifereiako Theatro)
Missing image Serres_overview.jpg General view of the modern city of Serres since the Acropolis |
Other
Serres has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting centre, a train station, and squares (plateies).
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 46,317 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 49,830 | 3,513/7.6% | - | - |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - |
Sporting teams
- Panserraikos - second division, to be in the first division in the 2005-06 season, Website (http://www.panserraikos.gr)
External links
- Mapquest - Serres (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Serres&country=GR), street map not yet available
- Coordinates: Template:Coor dms
- Information about Serres (Greek and English) (http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~panos/serres/)
- Information about Serres by the Municipality of Serres (Greek only) (http://www.serres.gr)
See also
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