Alykes Kitrous

Alykes Kitrous is a pond in Pieria, Central Macedonia. Alykes Kitrous is situated nearby to the marina Alykes Pydna, as well as near the hamlet Alykí.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Pydna.

Ancient Pydna

Archaeological site

Pydna was an ancient Greek city in what is now the regional unit of Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is an important place in the history of Pieria and a major archaeological site located directly at the Aegean Sea, 16 km northeast of Katerini, 28 km north-east of Dion and 2.5 km from the village of Makrygialos. Ancient Pydna is situated 3½ km northwest of Alykes Kitrous.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alykí and Pydna.

Alykí

Hamlet

Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alyki is a village of the Pydna-Kolindros municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Pydna, of which it was a municipal district.

Pydna

Hamlet

Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit. Pydna is situated 3½ km north of Alykes Kitrous.

Kitros

Village

Photo: Dinauro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kitros is a village of the Pydna-Kolindros municipality. Under Ottoman rule, it was known as Çitroz. Strabo is the first to mention the name Citrum. The most likely version is that Kitros took its name from the name of a Roman ruler who ruled the area. Kitros is situated 4½ km west of Alykes Kitrous.

Alykes Kitrous

Type: Body of water
Category: pond
Location: Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

40.3705° or 40° 22′ 14″ north

Longitude

22.63219° or 22° 37′ 56″ east

Open location code

8GG49JCJ+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 536471900

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=salt_pond

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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In Other Languages

“Alykes Kitrous” goes by many names.

Greek: “Αλυκές Κίτρους”

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Highlights include Παραλία Αλυκές Κίτρους and Alykes Pydna.

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