Pontoirakleia
Pontoirakleia is a village in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia. Its population is almost entirely comprised Greeks of Pontian descent.- Type: Village with 812 residents
- Description: village in Kilkis, Greece
- Also known as: “Podoiráklia”, “Pondoïráklia”, “Pontoiraklia”, and “Ересели (дем Пеония)”
- Historically known as: “Ereselí” and “Ereselíon”
- Postal codes: 612 00 and 61200
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metamorfosis and Soultogiannaiika.
Metamorfosis
Village
Metamorfosi is a village in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Metamorfosis is situated 3½ km northeast of Pontoirakleia.
Soultogiannaiika
Hamlet
Soultogiannaika is a village in the Kilkis region of Greece. Soultogiannaiika is situated 5 km southeast of Pontoirakleia.
Eiriniko
Hamlet
Eiriniko is a village in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Eiriniko is situated 5 km northeast of Pontoirakleia.
Pontoirakleia
- Category: locality
- Location: Paionia, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.10543° or 41° 6′ 20″ north
Longitude
22.6221° or 22° 37′ 20″ east
Population
812
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
Open location code
8GH44J4C+5R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Pontoirakleia” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ересели”
- Cebuano: “Pontoirákleia”
- French: “Pontoiraklia”
- French: “Pontoïráklia”
- German: “Pondoiraklia”
- Greek: “Ερεσελή” (historical)
- Greek: “Ερεσελίον” (historical)
- Greek: “Ποντοηράκλεια Κιλκίς”
- Greek: “Ποντοηράκλεια”
- Macedonian: “Ересели”
- Macedonian: “Ресели”
- Russian: “Ποнтοираклиа”
- Russian: “Понтоираклея/Понтоираклия”
- Serbian: “Пондоираклија”
- Swedish: “Pontoirákleia”
- Turkish: “Pontoirakleia”
- “Pontoirákleia”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Καραφυλλαίικα and Kastro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ιατρείο Ποντοηράκλειας and Στάδιο Ποντοηράκλειας - ομάδας Κεραυνός.
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