Ouranoupoli

Ouranoupoli (Greek: Ουρανούπολη, formerly Ouranopolis, en. "Sky City") is an ancient city and a modern village in Chalcidice. It was founded by Cassander's brother Alexarchus in the late 4th century BC.[2] The village is today called Ouranoupoli.

Ouranoupoli

Ουρανούπολη
View of Ouranoupoli
Ouranoupoli
Coordinates: 40°20′N 23°59′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitChalkidiki
MunicipalityAristotelis
Municipal unitStagira-Akanthos
Community
 • Population826 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΧΚ

Location
The old tower at the beach.
View
25th March Independence Day. Children parade in Ouranopolis.

The village of Ouranoupoli is situated on the coastline in the northwest part (the very beginning) of the Athos peninsula, part of the bigger Chalkidiki peninsula. It is the last settlement before the border with the monastic state of Mount Athos (the Holy Mountain). The village houses the Christian Chalkidiki Exhibition at the old tower. The city of Thessaloniki is about 140 km from Ouranoupoli and approximately 140 km from the city of Kavala.

History
Main article: Uranopolis

    See also

    References
    1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
    2. Tarn, p. 12. "Unmistakeable, though not Seleucid, is Ouranopolis in Pamphylia; it was a colony from Ouranopolis in Chalcidice, the city founded by Cassander's brother Alexarchus."

    Sources
    • Tarn, William Woodthorpe. The Greeks in Bactria & India, 1950.


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