Agios Georgios (Volvi)
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Municipality of Agios Georgios Δημοτική Ενότητα Αγίου Γεωργίου (Άγιος Γεώργιος) |
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| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Central Macedonia
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| Regional District : | Thessaloniki | ||
| Municipality : | Volvi | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 40 ° 43 ′ N , 23 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 5 m average |
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| Area : | 65.866 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,717 () | ||
| Population density : | 86.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 070302 | ||
| Structure: |
2 boroughs |
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| Located in the municipality of Volvi and in the regional district of Thessaloniki | |||
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Agios Georgios ( Greek Άγιος Γεώργιος ( m. Sg. )) Is a municipality in the municipality of Volvi in the northern Greek region of Central Macedonia . It consists of the two districts of Asprovalta and Vrasna on the Strymonic Gulf and is named after a church in the Kerdyllia Mountains.
location
The municipality of Agios Georgios is located in the east of the Central Macedonia region . It extends along the coastal plain on the Strymonian Gulf over 65.866 km² and extends in the west from the southern foothills of the Kerdyllia Mountains ( Κερδύλλια Όρη ) to their high altitudes in the northwest. The adjacent municipality is Arethousa . To the south of the Richios ( Ρήχειος ), which drains Lake Volvi into the Strymonian Gulf, lies the district of Rendina . The municipality of Amfipoli borders in the north.
The coastal strip is built almost seamlessly from north to south between Asprovalta, Nea Vrasna and Paralia Vrasnon. Vrasna is located off the coast on the southern foothills of the Kerdyllia Mountains.
Administrative division
As part of the territorial reform of 1997 , the two rural communities Asprovalta and Vrasna were formed into the municipality of Agios Georgios. According to the administrative reform of 2010 , this became one of six municipal districts in the newly established municipality of Volvi .
| Borough | Greek name | code | Area (km²) | 2001 residents | Residents 2011 | Settlements |
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| Asprovalta | Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ασπροβάλτας | 07030201 | 24.739 | 3039 | 2838 | Asprovalta |
| Vrasna | Δημοτική Κοινότητα Βρασνών | 07030202 | 41.127 | 2427 | 2879 | Vrasna, Nea Vrasna, Paliambela |
| total | 070302 | 65.866 | 5466 | 5717 | ||
traffic
With the EO 2 and A 2 , the most important west-east traffic connections in northern Greece run through Agios Georgios. The EO 2 follows the route of the Roman Via Egnatia near the coast , the A 2 to the west parallel to it on the edge of the coastal plain. There is a connection between the EO 2 and the A 2 via junction 27 Vrasna / Asprovalta .
tourism
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Due to the water quality and the long clean beaches, bathing and leisure tourism is of great importance in the summer months. Four beaches totaling around 9 km in length have been awarded the Blue Flag . Since 2010, the two beach sections of Vrasna and Asprovalta have been regularly checked for their water quality in accordance with the EC Bathing Water Directive and have always been rated excellent since 2012 .
Agios Georgios is the starting point for the ancient sites and archaeological sites of Argilos and Amphipolis .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Law 2539/1997, «Συγκρότηση της Πρωτοβάθμιας Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης." ΦΕΚ 244A / December 4, 1997, Άρθρο 1. Σύσταση δήμων και κοινοτήτων. P. 8805. PDF Online (Greek)
- ^ Jovica Stefanović: Tourism of the Thessaloniki Districts. In: Milutin Đuričić, Miloš Jovanović, Nenad Milutinović (eds.): Second International Conference. Higher Education in Function of Sustainable Development of Tourism in Serbia and Western Balkans. Užice, 2015, ISBN 978-86-83573-58-5 , p. 378. [PDF Online]
- ↑ Serraiki , Asprovalta , Nea Vrasna , Paralia Vrasna , Blue Flag
- ↑ Ασπροβάλτα - Βρασνά 1, bathing water profile GRBW119027003 PDF Online Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greek); Ασπροβάλτα - Βρασνά 2, bathing water profile GRBW119027004 PDF Online Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greek)