Metalliko, Kilkis

Metalliko Μεταλλικό
Location
Metalliko
Coordinates	41°1′N 22°49′E / 41.017°N 22.817°E / 41.017; 22.817Coordinates: 41°1′N 22°49′E / 41.017°N 22.817°E / 41.017; 22.817
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Central Macedonia
Regional unit:	Kilkis
Municipality:	Kilkis
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
- Population:	371
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Metalliko (Greek: Μεταλλικό, meaning 'mineral'; Macedonian Slavic: Јанешево, Janeševo; Bulgarian: Янешево, Yaneshevo) is a settlement in the city of Kilkis, in northern Greece, located west of downtown. In 2001 the settlement's population was 372. The village is named after its nearby spring which is a Greek word for mineral, named in the mid-20th century. Metalliko is located south of Doirani and Dojran in the Republic of Macedonia, Sidirokastro, north of Thessaloniki, east of Goumenissa and southeast of Gevgelija (Republic of Macedonia).

Nearest places

• Kilkis, east

Population

Year	Population
1991	412
2001	371

Geography

Its geography consists of farmlands in the area, forest and mountains elsewhere.

History

In ancient times (12th century BC), Phrygians founded the town Vragylos in the place where Metalliko lays now. Vragylos decayed during the Roman times. The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. It was inhabited by Turks, Bulgarians and Greeks at that time.^[1] It became a part of Greece in 1913 and was then settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor and people from other parts of Greek Macedonia, many of them arrived during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Some of its residents moved to other parts of Greece and North America

Many of the inhabitants of Metalliko were followers of the Greek Communist Party during the civil war which followed the Second World War.

The area around Metalliko was struck by forest fires in late July 2007. They lasted several days and caused significant destruction in houses and property.

References

1. ^ In Greek: "Christos Intos: Centres of Organization, Action and Resistance of the Greeks of Kilkis Prefecture during the Macedonian Struggle" Proceedings of Conclave "100 Years after Pavlos Melas' Death", Company of Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 2004

External links

• Metalliko on GTP Travel Pages