Evzoni

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Local community Evzoni
Τοπική Κοινότητα Ευζώνων
(Εύζωνοι)
Evzoni (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region Central Macedonia
Regional district Kilkis
local community Peonia
Parish Polykastro
Geographic coordinates 41 ° 6 ′  N , 22 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 6 ′  N , 22 ° 33 ′  E
Height above d. M. 108  m
average
surface 58.717 km²
Residents 919 (2011)
Population density 15.65 inhabitants / km²
LAU-1 code no. 0902010601
Local division 4th

Evzoni ( Greek Εύζωνοι ( m pl.. ) To 1927 Matsikovo Ματσίκοβο) is a local community with 919 inhabitants (2011) in the municipality Peonia in the region Central Macedonia in Greece . It consists of the villages Evzoni (331 Ew.), Metamorfosis (Μεταμόρφωσις, 206 Ew.) And Platania (Πλατανιά, 382 Ew.). Evzoni is located immediately south of the Greek border with North Macedonia, east of the Axios River . The nearest town in North Macedonia is Gevgelija , the nearest town is Bogorodica . The small Greek town of Polykastro is twelve kilometers south of Evzoni . Idomeni and the Idomeni border station are four kilometers to the northwest .

The Evzoni / Bogorodica border crossing is also located in the Evzoni area. There the North Macedonian Motorway M1 ( Veles - Skopje ) merges into the Greek Motorway 1 or National Road 1 . This road connection is also the European route 75 , the most important road connection from north to south in Greece. Otherwise Evzoni is a rural and agrarian town.

Individual evidence

  1. Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
  2. 4 km north of Evzoni
  3. luftlinie.org