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Serres

Σέρρες
View of Serres from the Acropolis
View of Serres from the Acropolis
Official seal of Serres
Seal
Serres is located in Greece
Serres
Serres
Location in Greece
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Serres
Area
 • Municipality 600.5 km2 (231.9 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 253.0 km2 (97.7 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
76,817
 • Municipality density 127.922/km2 (331.316/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
61,025
 • Municipal unit density 241.21/km2 (624.72/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Serrean
(Greek:Serreos)
Community
 • Population 58.287 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
621 xx
Area code(s) (+30) 23210
Vehicle registration ΕΡx-xxxx
Website www.serres.gr

Serres is a Greek city. It is also one of 51 prefectures of Greece. There are 56,400 people in Serres. Serres is built on the large plain. It is in the north of Greece, in the region of Macedonia. It is near the Strymonas river.

Images for kids

  • Saints Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates Church, Serres 072

    View of the Byzantine Church of the Saints Theodore, the old metropolis of the town

  • Saint Nicholas Church, Serres 41

    Church of St Nicholas (14th century) on the acropolis

  • 20111030 Bezesteni Serres Greece

    The Ottoman-era bezesten

  • 20111030 Zinzirli mosque Serres Greece 1

    Zincirli Mosque

  • Panorama depuis la citadelle 08988

    Panoramic view from the acropolis

  • Kerk 04

    Lake Kerkini near Serres

  • Seres, stara fotografija

    Serres in 1940s

  • 20111030 Building of the Prefecture of Serres, Greece

    The building of the Serres Prefecture (arch. Xenophon Paionidis)

  • Saint George Kryoneritis Church 60

    Church of Agios Georgios Kryoneritis (13th century)

  • Bougatsa

    Bougatsa, a typical treat from Serres

  • A@a Serres train station greece - panoramio

    Railway station

  • Emmanouil Papas-Serres, Greece

    Statue of Emmanouel Pappas

  • Glykeria 02

    Glykeria was born in Serres

  • Saint Paraskevi Church, Serres 02

    View of the center

  • Saints Cosmas and Damian Church, Serres 41

    Sts Cosmas and Damian church (1817)

  • Evangelical Church, Serres 01

    Evangelical church of Serres

  • Saint John the Baptist, Serres 31

    St John Baptist church

  • 20111029 Ahmet Pasha Mosque Mehmet Bey Serres Greece 1

    Mehmet Bey Mosque

  • Panserraikos FC football pitch

    Serres Municipal Stadium

  • Serres IM Prodromou Andronicos

    Fresco in Prodromou Monastery near Serres, depicting Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos presenting to the monastery some privileges

  • MakKerkiniSee12

    Buffalos breeding, Lake Kerkini

  • Serres+breed

    Serrai sheep breed

See also

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