Skoutari, Serres

Skoutari (Greek: Σκούταρι) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 90.159 km².[3] Population 5,621 (2011). The first villagers arrived from Minor Asia as refugees in October 1922. On 15th of August 1924, the day of The Assumption of Mary into Heaven, refugees from Skoutari from Northern Thrace began, and finally settled in the region of today's village. That way the village took its name.

Skoutari Σκουτάρι
Skoutari Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 23°31′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Serres
• Municipal unit	90.2 km^2 (34.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,621
• Municipal unit density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	2,154 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

• Το Σκουτάριον - Σκούταρι Ανατολικής Θράκης, μελέτη Β.Γιαννογλούδη