Agios Athanasios, Pella

Agios Athanasios
Άγιος Αθανάσιος
Agios Athanasios
Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°47′E / 40.833°N 21.783°E / 40.833; 21.783Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°47′E / 40.833°N 21.783°E / 40.833; 21.783
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pella
Municipality Edessa
Municipal unit Vegoritida
Community[1]
  Population 518 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Agios Athanasios (Greek: Άγιος Αθανάσιος, before 1926: Τσεγάνη, Tsegani;,[2] Macedonian: Чеган, Chegan) is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The village is located north of Lake Vegoritida within the Vegoritida municipal unit which belongs to the municipality of Edessa. In August 1916 Bulgarian and Serbian forces fought near the village during the Chegan Offensive.

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece


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