Evropos

Municipal unit in Greece

Evropos Ευρωπός
Municipal unit
40°54′N 22°33′E / 40.900°N 22.550°E / 40.900; 22.550
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Paionia
Area
• Municipal unit	80.9 km² (31.2 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	3,757
• Municipal unit density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
• Community	1,413
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΙ

Evropos (Greek: Ευρωπός), known before 1925 as Ashiklar (Greek: Ασικλάρ)^[2] is a village and a former municipality 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.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km².^[4] Population 3,757 (2021).

History

A sixth-century BC kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of Seleucus I Nicator.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ Asiklar - Evropos
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.