Nea Kessani
Nea Kessani is a settlement in the Abdera municipal unit, Xanthi regional unit of Greece. Nea Kessani is one of the few remaining villages in Greece that still celebrates Gynekokratia every year.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 550 residents
- Description: village in Xanthi, Greece
- Also known as: “Néa Kesáni”, “Néa Kissáni”, “Plastiria”, and “Plastíria”
- Historically known as: “Gereviz”
- Postal code: 67063
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potamia and Koutso.
Potamia
Village
Potamia is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is located two kilometers west of Nea Kessani and is also three kilometers southwest of Lake Vistonida. In 1991, the settlement contained 197 inhabitants. Potamia is situated 3 km west of Nea Kessani.
Koutso
Village
Koutso is a settlement in the Vistonida municipal unit, Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is located 7 kilometers east of Genisea, 5 kilometers southeast of Nea Kessani, and 15.5 kilometers northwest of Xanthi. Koutso is situated 4½ km northwest of Nea Kessani.
Port Lagos
Village
Lagos is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is part of the community Nea Kessani. It is situated on the bar separating Lake Vistonida from the Aegean Sea. In 1991, the settlement contained 371 inhabitants. Port Lagos is situated 5 km southeast of Nea Kessani.
Nea Kessani
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Abdera, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.03328° or 41° 1′ 60″ northLongitude
25.07118° or 25° 4′ 16″ eastPopulation
550Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8GH723MC+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 308181842OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
735010Wikidata ID
Q6983934
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Nea Kessani” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Nea Kessani”
- French: “Néa Kessáni”
- German: “Nea Kessani”
- Greek: “Néa Kessáni”
- Greek: “Νέα Κεσσάνη Ξάνθης”
- Greek: “Νέα Κεσσάνη”
- Greek: “Πλαστήρια”
- Italian: “Nea Kessanī”
- Russian: “Неа Кессани”
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