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Administrative Region : Central Macedonia
Regional unit : Serres
Vyroneia (Greek: Βυρώνεια, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - Chatzi Beilik[1]) is a town located in the municipal unit of Petritsi in the northwestern part of Serres regional unit, Greece.
It is situated near the Bulgarian border, on the right bank of the river Strymon, south of the Kerkini mountains, and east of the Lake Kerkini. Vyroneia is 4 km west of Neo Petritsi and 12 km northwest of Sidirokastro. It has a station on the railway line from Thessaloniki to Serres. Vyroneia, then known as Hadji-Beylik, was a military base for the Greek army during the Second Balkan War. Today Vyroneia has 1,134 inhabitants as of the 2001 census. Near the train station is the National Aquarium of Vyroneia, the second in Greece after Rhodes. The Vyroneia Cultural Society presents every June a cultural event called "Vyroneia".
The Greek GHQ at Vyroneia (Hadji-Beylik), with King Constantine I and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos deliberating before the Congress of Bucharest
Historical population
Year Population
1981 1,546
1991 1,094
2001 1,134
Persons
Ioannis Melissanidis
Kostas Iosifidis
External links
Vyroneia Aquarium
See also
List of settlements in the Serres regional unit
References
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
| Municipal unit Petritsi |
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| Municipal Community Neo Petritsi |
| Neo Petritsi (Νέον Πετρίτσι, το) |
| Community Akritochori |
| Akritochori (Ακριτοχώρι, το) |
| Thrakiko (Θρακικό, το) |
| Community Vyroneia |
| Ano Vyroneia (Άνω Βυρώνεια, η) |
| Vyroneia (Βυρώνεια, η) |
| Omalo (Ομαλό, το) |
| Community Gonimo |
| Gonimo (Γόνιμον, το) |
| Community Mandraki |
| Mandraki (Μανδράκι, το) |
| Community Megalochori |
| Megalochori (Μεγαλοχώρι, το) |
| Municipal unit Promachonas |
| Community Promachonas |
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