Cherso (, old name: Hersovo / Hirsova) is a village in the

Kilkis Kilkis () is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021 there were 24,130 people living in the city proper, 27,493 people living in the municipal unit, and 45,308 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional un ...

region of Greece. It is situated in the municipal unit of Cherso, in the Kilkis municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia. Since the 2011 local government reform (

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), it has been part of the municipality

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.907 km². Population 2,078 (2021). In the municipal unit of Cherso lies the historical village of Kalindria. Kalindria was found by Paeonians in 3rd millennium BC, and it is inhabited today. In the

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, the people of Kalindria fought hard against Bulgarians and Turkish authorities, and it was one of the main centres of Greek resistance in the Kilkis area. In the area of Tumba Hrisafi, 1200 m northwest of the village, an ancient settlement was discovered, declared in 1996 a protected monument.

Transport

The settlement is served by Hersos railway station, with services to

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and

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References

Populated places in Kilkis (regional unit) Kilkis {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub