Pethelinos ( el, Πεθελινός) is a small village in the
Serres regional unit of
Central Macedonia,
Greece 22 km away from the town of
Serres, and 2.5 km from the
Strymon River
The Struma or Strymónas ( bg, Струма ; el, Στρυμόνας ; tr, (Struma) Karasu , 'black water') is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its Ancient Greek, ancient name was Strymṓn (Greek language, Greek: Στρυμών ). Its drainage a ...
. The village has 344 inhabitants (2021).
[ It is part of the municipal unit Emmanouil Pappas municipality. The village has one church of Saint Nikolaos close to the village's square and one chapel of Prophet Elias, built on a hill just outside the village.
The region of Pethelinos was inhabited since prehistoric times. Near the village has been discovered the site of an ancient lakeside settlement, which survived throughout antiquity and probably bore the name "Potolinos".]
Dimitrios C. Samsaris, A History of Serres (in the Ancient and Roman Times) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1999, p. 81-82 (Website of Municipality of Serres) In Byzantine times the village is mentioned in documents as "Potholinos".
See also
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List of settlements in the Serres regional unit
References
Populated places in Serres (regional unit)
Emmanouil Pappas (municipality)
Archaeological sites in Macedonia (Greece)
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