Ekvoles Potamou Strymona
Ekvoles Potamou Strymona is a nature reserve in Amfipoli, Sérres, Central Macedonia. Ekvoles Potamou Strymona is situated nearby to the hamlet Limani, as well as near the locality Ηρακλείτσα.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected natural site
- Also known as: “Εκβολές Στρυμώνα Δήμος Ορφανού”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Struma River and Lion of Amphipolis.
Struma River
River
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Struma or Strymonas is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymon. Its drainage area is 17,330 km in North Macedonia and Serbia. It takes its source from the Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, runs first westward, then southward, forming a number of gorges, enters Greece near the village of Promachonas in eastern Macedonia.
Lion of Amphipolis
Monument
The Lion of Amphipolis is a 4th-century BC tomb sculpture near Amphipolis, Macedonia, northern Greece. According to Oscar Broneer and archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis, the first person excavating in the area in the 1960s, it was set up in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, an important general of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon.
Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amphipolis and Ofrynio.
Amphipolis
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amphipolis was an important ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of Amphipoli, in the Serres regional unit of Northern Greece.
Ofrynio
Village
Ofrynio is a village and part of the municipal unit of Orfano in the southwest of the Kavala regional unit, Greece. The community has a population of 1,958.
Nea Kerdylia
Village
Nea Kerdylia is a village in the municipality of Amphipolis, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from Nigrita, 70 km from Serres.
Ekvoles Potamou Strymona
- Categories: Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, information, tourism, and recreation area
- Location: Amfipoli, Sérres, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.7884° or 40° 47′ 18″ northLongitude
23.8734° or 23° 52′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8GG5QVQF+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 138263754OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q53672682
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Romanian—“Ekvoles Potamou Strymona” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Εκβολές Ποταμού Στρυμόνα”
- Romanian: “Ekvοles Pοtamou Strymona”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Limani and Ηρακλείτσα.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chrysopolis and Strymonas.
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