Evropos ( el, Ευρωπός), known before 1925 as Ashiklar ( el, Ασικλάρ)Asiklar - Evropos
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km². Population 4,518 (2011).

History

left, Acropole and old cemeterry A sixth-century BC kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of

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References

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