Livadia, Kilkis
Livadia (Greek: Λιβάδια, Aromanian: Giumala de Jos) is a village and a former community in the former Paionia Province, Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 32.282 km2.[3] 11 km northwest of Griva, 15 km northwest of Goumenissa. Its population in 2011 was 404.[1] It includes two villages: Megala Livadia and Mikra Livadia (now uninhabited).
Livadia Λιβάδια | |
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  Livadia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Paionia |
| • Municipal unit | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 404 |
| • Municipal unit density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
This historic community took part in various Greek revolutions, in particular the Macedonian Struggle in which many of inhabitants of Livadia participated, including:
- Anastassios Bilis Koulinas
- Nikolaos Nessios
- Konstantinos Balas
- Michael Balas
- Michael Batsios
- Dimitrios Bellis
- Nikolaos Davelis
- Michael Papanikolaou
- Nikolaos Saramanis
- Georgios Takiris
- Athanassios Tikas
- Aristides Tikas
- Georgios Chatzivrettas
- Michael Bellis
- Georgios Bellis (Belles)
- Stergios Naoum (Kapetan Naoum)
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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