Aidonochori, Serres

Aidonochori (Greek: Αηδονοχώρι) is a village in the region of Serres, northern Greece. It belonged to the municipality of Tragilos until 2011, when the application of the Kallikratis Plan incorporated the entire municipality to the municipality of Visaltia.[2] According to the 2011 Greek census, the village had 287 inhabitants.

Aidonochori

Αηδονοχώρι
Aidonochori
Coordinates: 40°50′33″N 23°43′41″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityVisaltia
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Community
  Population287 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)2322
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

History

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian geographer Vasil Kanchov, the village had 1.500 Orthodox Greek inhabitants in 1900.[3] The village was an autonomous community from 1920 until 1997, when it became part of the municipality of Tragilos.[2] The singer Giannis Aggelakas is origined from the village.

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