Metalliko, Kilkis

Metalliko Μεταλλικό
Location
Metalliko
Coordinates	41°1′N 22°49′E
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Central Macedonia
Regional unit:	Kilkis
Municipality:	Kilkis
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
- Population:	371
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Metalliko (Greek: Μεταλλικό, meaning 'mineral', before 1926: Γιάννες - Giannes; Macedonian Slavic: Јанес, Janes; Bulgarian: Янешево, Yaneshevo) is a settlement in the city of Kilkis, in northern Greece, located 6 km northwest of downtown Kilkis. In 2001 the settlement's population was 371. The village is named after a nearby spring of mineral water. Metalliko is 19 km south of Doirani, which is a border crossing into the Republic of Macedonia. Metalliko has a train station on the line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli.

Population

Year	Population
1991	412
2001	371

History

In ancient times (12th century BC), Phrygians founded the town Vragylos in the place where Metalliko now lies. Vragylos decayed during the Roman times. The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. It was inhabited by Turks, Bulgarians and Greeks at that time. It became a part of Greece in 1913 and was then settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor and people from other parts of Greek Macedonia, many of them arrived during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).

Many of the inhabitants of Metalliko were followers of the Greek Communist Party during the civil war which followed the Second World War.

External links

• Metalliko on GTP Travel Pages