Kilkis

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Kilkis is a town in northern Greece that serves as an important regional center in Central Macedonia, known for its role in the Balkan Wars and its surrounding agricultural plain.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kilkis canonical 3
Kilkis (city) 3
Kilkis (municipality) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeRegion Central Macedonia
capitalOf Kilkis (regional unit)
surface form: Kilkis regional unit
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
country Greece
countrySubdivision Macedonia (Greece)
demographics predominantly Greek population
distanceFrom Thessaloniki about 50 kilometers north
elevation approximately 280 meters above sea level
governingBody Municipality of Kilkis
hasAreaCode +30 23410
hasEconomicActivity services
trade
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools
secondary schools
hasIndustry agriculture
light manufacturing
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasMuseum Kilkis War Museum
hasNearbyBorder Bulgaria
North Macedonia
hasNearbyHill St. George Hill
hasPostalCodePrefix 611
hasReligiousSite Orthodox churches
hasWarMemorial monuments to the Balkan Wars
historicalEvent Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas
historicalPeriod Balkan Wars
isPartOf Kilkis (regional unit)
surface form: Kilkis regional unit

Central Macedonia
surface form: Region of Central Macedonia
knownFor role in the Balkan Wars
language Greek
locatedIn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

Central Macedonia
Kilkis plain
northern Greece
locatedNear Salonika
surface form: Thessaloniki
locatedOn northern edge of the Kilkis plain
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
roadConnection connected to Thessaloniki by national road network
role regional center in Central Macedonia
surroundedBy agricultural plain
timezone Eastern European Time
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode NI
writingSystem Greek alphabet

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kilkis (regional unit) capital Kilkis
this entity surface form: Kilkis (city)
Kilkis (regional unit) largestCity Kilkis
this entity surface form: Kilkis (city)
Kilkis (regional unit) contains Kilkis
this entity surface form: Kilkis (city)
Kilkis (regional unit) previousAdministrativeStatus Kilkis
this entity surface form: Kilkis Prefecture
Kilkis (regional unit) hasMunicipality Kilkis
this entity surface form: Kilkis (municipality)