Volvi (municipality)
Encyclopedia
Volvi is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Central Macedonia
, Greece
. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros. It was named after Lake Volvi
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Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the region of Macedonia. With a population of over 1.8 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica.- Administration :...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The seat of the municipality is the town Stavros. It was named after Lake Volvi
Lake Volvi
Bolbe He Bolbe limne, Greek: Λίμνη Βόλβη, modern: Limni Volvi, was the name of a lake in Mygdonia, located at no great distance from the Aegean Sea. It is about in length, and in breadth. The lake emptied itself into the Strymon Gulf by means of a stream flowing through the pass once known as...
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Municipality
The municipality Volvi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- Agios GeorgiosAgios Georgios, ThessalonikiAgios Georgios is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,466 . The seat of the municipality was in Asprovalta....
- ApolloniaApollonia, ThessalonikiApollonia is an ancient town and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located along the Via Egnatia in Macedonia, about midway between Thessaloniki and...
- ArethousaArethousaArethousa is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population of the municipality - 3,522 . The population of the village is 929 ....
- EgnatiaEgnatia, ThessalonikiEgnatia is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Profitis....
- MadytosMadytosMadytos is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,456 . The seat of the municipality was in Nea Madytos. The town takes its name from the ancient...
- RentinaRentina, ThessalonikiRentina is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been a municipal unit within the municipality of Volvi. Its population was 6,364 in 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Stavros....