Cherso

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Cherso
Χέρσο
Location
Cherso is located in Greece
Cherso
Coordinates 41°05′N 22°47′E / 41.083°N 22.783°E / 41.083; 22.783Coordinates: 41°05′N 22°47′E / 41.083°N 22.783°E / 41.083; 22.783
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Central Macedonia
Prefecture: Kilkis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City
 - Population: 4,482
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΚΙ

Cherso (Greek: Χέρσο) is a municipality in the Kilkis Prefecture, Greece. Population 4,482 (2001). In Municipality of Cherso, lays the historical village of Kallindia. Kalindia was found by Paeonians in 3rd millennium BC and it is inhabited until today. In the Macedonian Struggle, people of Kallindia fought hard against Bulgarians and Turkish authorities and it was one of the main centres of Greek resistance in Kilkis prefecture.

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