Vyroneia

Vyroneia (Greek: Βυρώνεια, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - Chatzi Beilik[2]) 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. Vyroneia had 923 inhabitants at the 2011 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

Vyroneia Βυρώνεια
Vyroneia
Coordinates: 41°16′N 23°15′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Sintiki
Municipal unit	Petritsi
Community [1]
• Population	923 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	620 43
Area code(s)	2320
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	1,546
1991	1,094
2001	1,134
2011	923

Persons

• Ioannis Melissanidis
• Kostas Iosifidis

External links

• Vyroneia Aquarium

See also

• List of settlements in the Serres regional unit

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece