Livadia, Kilkis

Livadia
Λιβάδια
Livadia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E / 41.000°N 22.300°E / 41.000; 22.300Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E / 41.000°N 22.300°E / 41.000; 22.300
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

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).

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

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "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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