Skotoussa (Greek: Σκοτούσσα, Medieval Greek: Προσάνικον, romanized: Prosanikon) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Population 3,248 (2021).[1] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Irakleia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 99.433 km2.[3]
Skotoussa
Σκοτούσσα | |
|---|---|
 Skotoussa train station | |
  Skotoussa Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 41°08′N 23°23′E / 41.133°N 23.383°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Irakleia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 99.4 km2 (38.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,248 |
| • Municipal unit density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| • Community | 795 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
Transport
editThe settlement is served by Skotoussa railway station on the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupoli line, with daily services to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis.
References
edit- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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