Visaltia

Visaltia (Greek: Βισαλτία, Greek pronunciation: [visalˈti.a]) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nigrita.[2] It was named after the ancient region Bisaltia. The ancient city of Berge is located here.[3]

Visaltia Βισαλτία
Visaltia Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°59′N 23°25′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Area
• Municipality	658.3 km^2 (254.2 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	144.3 km^2 (55.7 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	20,030
• Municipality density	30/km^2 (79/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	4,755
• Municipal unit density	33/km^2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Municipality

The municipality Visaltia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

• Achinos
• Nigrita
• Tragilos
• Visaltia

The municipality has an area of 658.333 km², the municipal unit 144.255 km².[4]

Province

The province of Visaltia (Greek: Επαρχία Βισαλτίας) was one of the provinces of the Serres Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Visaltia, and part of the municipal unit Strymoniko.[5] It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Archaeologists unearth ancient city of Verge in Serres" 16 November 2005, Embassy of Greece, Washington, DC
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
5. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)