Serres
Sérres (Greek: Σέρρες [ˈseɾes] ⓘ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki.
Serres
Σέρρες | |
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Clockwise from top: Saints Theodoroi Church, Serres Acropolis, Serres Prefecture Building, Archaeological Museum of Serres, Lake Kerkini, Emmanouel Pappas Statue and Sarakatsani Folklore Museum | |
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Serres Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′N 23°33′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Varvara Mitliagka (PASOK) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 600.5 km2 (231.9 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 253.0 km2 (97.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 74.004 |
| • Municipality density | 0.12/km2 (0.32/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 60.888 |
| • Municipal unit density | 0.24/km2 (0.62/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Serrean (Greek:Serreos) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 59.260 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 621 xx |
| Area code(s) | (+30) 2321x |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡx-xxxx |
| Website | www.serres.gr |
Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The city is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70 metres (230 feet), some 24 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km (43 mi) north-east of Thessaloniki, respectively. Serres' official municipal population was 74.004 in 2021.
The city is home to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greek: Τ.Ε.Φ.Α.Α. Σερρών) and the Serres Campus of the International Hellenic University (former "Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia"), composed of the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Economics and Management, and the Department of Interior Architecture and Design. The head of the Faculty of Engineering of the International Hellenic University is located in Serres.