Administrative Region : Central Macedonia
Regional unit : Kilkis
Kristoni (Κρηστώνη) Kilkis
Kristoni or Kristona is a village in Kilkis Prefecture at an altitude of 210 meters.[1][2]
Geography – History
Kristoni is located in the center of the prefecture, 4 km southwest of the city of Kilkis and 48 km north of Thessaloniki.[3] Due to the close distance, as well as the building development, Kristoni is now considered a suburb of Kilkis, while the railway station of the city of Kilkis is located in the settlement.[4] There is also a Commonwealth war cemetery (graves of English officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers) from World War I.[5] Pontian refugees from the areas of the former Soviet Union settled in this settlement in the 1990s.
Name – Administrative
The old name of the village was Sari Giol[6] (Yellow Lake) and under this name it is mentioned in 1919 as the seat of the homonymous community. In 1926 it was renamed to Kriston and in 1940 it was corrected to Kristoni.[7] According to the "Kallikratis" program, it constitutes the Local Community of Kristoni which belongs to the Municipal Unit of Kilkis of the Municipality of Kilkis and according to the 2011 census it has a population of 988 inhabitants[8] and an area of approximately 100 hectares.
Sports
The Kristoni Football Athletic Club[9] was founded in 1933 and represents Kristoni in the football of the E.P.S. Kilkis.[10]
References
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica. 36. Papyrus Publishing House. 1996. p. 112.
«Destination KRISTONI (Village) KILKIS - Greek Travel Pages». www.gtp.gr. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
«Find a route on the map, Navigation, Kilometric distances of cities | stigmap.gr». www.stigmap.gr. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
Eidisis.gr. «The station of... Kristoni!». Eidisis.gr - The information portal of Kilkis. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
«Kristoni, Military Cemetery - Enjoy Kilkis». www.enjoykilkis.gr. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
«Pandektis: Sarigkiol -- Kriston». pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
"Administrative Changes of Settlements". EETAA. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
"Official Gazette of the results of the 2011 PERMANENT population census Archived 2021-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.", p. 10504 (p. 40 of the pdf)
"E-KOUROS". somateia.minsports.gov.gr. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
"PAOK KRISTONIS 1 9 3 3". paokkristonis.blogspot.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
| Municipal unit Kilkis |
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| Municipal Community Kilkis |
| Αργυρούπολις, η |
| Zacharato (Ζαχαράτον, το) |
| Kilkis (Κιλκίς, το) |
| Κολχίς, η |
| Metalliko (Μεταλλικό, το) |
| Ξηρόβρυση, η |
| Sevasto (Σεβαστό, το) |
| Community Vaptistis |
| Vaptistis (Βαπτιστής, ο) |
| Kyriakaiika (Κυριακαίικα, τα) |
| Community Kastanies |
| Kastanies (Καστανέαι, αι) |
| Community Kristoni |
| Kristoni (Κρηστώνη, η) |
| Community Leipsydrio |
| Akropotamia (Ακροποταμιά, η) |
| Ano Potamia (Άνω Ποταμιά, η) |
| Kato Potamia (Κάτω Ποταμιά, η) |
| Leipsydrio (Λειψύδριο, το) |
| Community Megali Vrysi |
| Megali Vrysi (Μεγάλη Βρύση, η) |
| Community Melanthio |
| Melanthio (Μελάνθιο, το) |
| Community Mesiano |
| Dafnochori (Δαφνοχώρι, το) |
| Leventochori (Λεβεντοχώρι, το) |
| Mesiano (Μεσιανό, το) |
| Palaio Gynaikokastro (Παλαιόν Γυναικόκαστρον, το) |
| Stavrochori |
| Stavrochori (Σταυροχώρι, το) |
| Community Chorygi |
| Chorygi (Χωρύγι, το) |
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