Evropos (), known before 1925 as Ashiklar ()Asiklar - Evropos
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Paionia In antiquity, Paeonia or Paionia () was the land and kingdom of the Paeonians (or Paionians; ). The exact original boundaries of Paeonia, like the early history of its inhabitants, are obscure, but it is known that it roughly corresponds to m ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km². Population 3,757 (2021).

History

left, Acropole and old cemetery A sixth-century BC

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found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of

Seleucus I Nicator Seleucus I Nicator (; Ancient Greek, Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, ''Séleukos Nikátōr'', "Seleucus the Victorious"; ) was a Ancient Macedonians, Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to fo ...

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