Sochos

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Sochos parish
Δημοτική Ενότητα Σοχού
(Σοχός)
Sochos (Greece)
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Basic data
State : GreeceGreece Greece
Region : Central Macedonia

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Regional District : Thessaloniki
Municipality : Langadas
Geographic coordinates : 40 ° 49 ′  N , 23 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′  N , 23 ° 21 ′  E
Height above d. M .: 589 m
(average)
Area : 281.518 km²
Residents : 5,830 (2011)
Population density : 20.7 inhabitants / km²
Code No .: 070907
Structure: f121 city district
2 local communities
Located in the municipality of Langadas and in the regional district of Thessaloniki
File: DE Sochou.svg
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Sochos ( Greek Σοχός ( m. Sg. )) Is one of seven municipal districts of the Central Macedonian municipality of Langadas in northern Greece .

geography

location

Sochos is located on a plateau south of the Vertiskos Mountains , around 15 kilometers north of Lake Volvi and 40 kilometers northeast of Thessaloniki , the capital of the Central Macedonia region.

climate

The moderately warm and humid climate of Sochos is determined by cold winters and warm summers.

Administrative division

The rural community of Sochos ( Κοινότητα Σωχού Kinótita Sochoú ) based in the town of the same name was founded in 1918. After the renaming in 1940 ( Κοινότητα Σοχού Kinótita Sochoú ) followed in 1946 the elevation to the community ( Δήμος Σοχού Dímos Sochoú ). With the municipal reform in 1997 , the rural communities Askos and Kryoneri were incorporated. In the course of the administrative reform in 2010 , the municipality of Sochos was merged with another six municipalities to form the municipality of Langadas , where Sochos now has the status of a municipality and is subdivided into a municipality and two local communities.

District
local community
Greek name code Area (km²) Residents 2011 Villages and settlements
Sochos Δημοτική Κοινότητα Σοχού 07090701 153.042 3094 Sochos
Askos Τοπική Κοινότητα Ασκού 07090702 069.821 1426 Askos
Kryoneri Τοπική Κοινότητα Κρυονερίου 07090703 058.655 1310 Kryoneri, Avgi
total 070907 281,518 5830

politics

City / municipality partnership

From May 27, 1993, Sochos had a partnership with the Berlin district of Steglitz , and since 2001 with the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf .

economy

Gold and silver were mined in and around Sochos from antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century and brought the community a certain wealth. The most important agricultural products in the area today are cereals , sunflowers , tobacco , fodder crops and fruits ; Livestock and forestry are other important industries.

Culture and sights

Iliad Church

The Church of St. George , a basilica built around 1770, has been designated a historical monument because of its remarkable wood carving and icons from 1817. The "old tobacco shed" ( Παλαιό Καπνομάγαζο Paleó Kapnomágazo ) was placed under monument protection in 2003. The building from the early 20th century is considered significant for research into architectural development. In addition, it is a historical testimony to the economic growth of Northern Greece through the cultivation and marketing of tobacco.

There is also a small local museum in Sochos, the women's monastery of the "Mother of God Theoskepastos" with a particularly close connection to the Dochiariou monastery in the monastic republic of Athos and the Iliad church.

Personalities

Personalities who were born in Sochos or who worked there:

Web links

Commons : Sochos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Coordinates and altitude at www.deine-berge.de
  3. Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α.) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 447., 483.
  4. Kallikratis Law, Greek Ministry of the Interior PDF Online (Greek)
  5. ^ Sochos / Greece from the city partnership association Berlin-Steglitz, accessed on November 10, 2017.
  6. Greek Law Gazette, ΦΕΚ 357 / Β / 24.06.1983 (Greek)
  7. Greek Law Gazette, ΦΕΚ 883 / Β / 07/02/2003 (Greek)