Vamvakia
Vamvakia is a village in Sérres, Central Macedonia and has about 395 residents. Vamvakia is situated nearby to the locality Mazirko, as well as near the village Anagennisi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 395 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Bambakia”, “Neóliani”, and “Vamvakia Serron”
- Postal code: 62400
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Provatas and Strymoniko.
Provatas
Village
Provatas is a larger village in Kapetan Mitrousi, Serres regional unit, northern Greece. It has 829 inhabitants. Until 1923, the village was called Yenikoi or Yeniköy and inhabited mostly by Turks and Bulgarians. Provatas is situated 4½ km southeast of Vamvakia.
Strymoniko
Village
Strymoniko is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Irakleia, of which it is a municipal unit. Strymoniko is situated 5 km southwest of Vamvakia.
Monokklisia
Village
Monokklisia is a village in Kapetan Mitrousi, Serres regional unit, northern Greece. In Monokklisia gender equality has been achieved due to the special ancient custom of gynecocracy, that takes place every year on January 8. Monokklisia is situated 6 km southeast of Vamvakia.
Vamvakia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sérres, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.08328° or 41° 4′ 60″ northLongitude
23.34326° or 23° 20′ 36″ eastPopulation
395Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8GH538MV+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 296700093OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
733956Wikidata ID
Q12288020
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