408:(to the west). The 2021 census recorded 7,937 residents in the municipal unit of Sidirokastro, while there were 5,181 residents recorded in the community of Sidirokastro. The municipal unit has an area of 196.554 km. The town is crossed by the Krousovitis River, one of the Strymonas' tributaries, which divides the town into two sections. These sections are connected by two bridges: Stavrou and Kalkani. The landscape is made even prettier thanks to the Maimouda rivulet and its miniature bridges. Sidirokastro's population is a blend of indigenous people and descendants of the early 20th century waves of refugees from
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Sidirokastro's history reaches a long way back in time. There are
Palaeolithic ruins here, and references to the area are found in Homer and Herodotus. Its ancient inhabitants migrated to Sidirokastro from the island of Limnos. The area's first inhabitants were of the
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There are a number of sights to be found in
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in 1913; from East Thrace (European Turkey) after the 1922 onslaught that followed the Greco-Turkish Wars in Asia Minor; from Pontus, Vlachs and people from all over Greece.
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Sidirokastro is located 25 km to the northwest of the town of
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Portal of
Sidirokastro: News and discussion about the Sidirokastro
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536:The Issari Fort, built by Emperor
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814:Dimitri Mishev; D. M. Brancoff.
611:Georgi Parvanov Vassilev - Gocho
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1142:Promachonas
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1116:Megalochori
1107:Akritochori
1066:Kato Poroia
1062:Kastanoussa
761:(78): 265.
510:World War I
479:Balkan Wars
477:before the
458:Demir Hisar
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440:Temür-Hisar
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1195:Categories
1084:Platanakia
1077:Makrinitsa
1057:Ano Poroia
954:2019-09-30
910:(in Greek)
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618:References
491:Aromanians
464:Timurhisar
410:Asia Minor
389:A bust of
323:Demirhisar
216:Population
1015:Kapnofyto
775:0041-4255
767:2791-6472
497:, and 24
445:bachelors
406:Strymonas
351:Byzantine
315:Valovišta
307:Bulgarian
246:Time zone
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347:Bulgaria
311:Валовища
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1160:Charopo
1074:Livadia
1070:Kerkini
1052:Anatoli
1044:Kerkini
994:Sintiki
799:3 April
431:Sintiki
427:Sintian
420:History
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319:Turkish
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161:Greece
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