Skra, Kilkis
Appearance
Skra (Greek: Σκρα), before 1926 Loumitsa (Romanian: Liumniţa) is a village and a community in the municipality of Paionia, Kilkis regional unit of Greece.
In 2011 the population was 187 for the village, and 234 for the community, including the village Koupa.[1] It is situated 10 km south of the border with the Republic of Macedonia and its altitude is 548 m.
The village is best known for the Battle of Skra-di-Legen of May 1918. The village has a monument and museum dedicated to the battle.
Before the First World War, the village was much larger and inhabited mainly by Megleno-Romanians.
According to the book "Macedonia — ethnography and statistics" by Vasil Kanchov, there were 2,600 Megleno-Romanian inhabitants in the village in 1900.
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Greece.com
- "Македония. Етнография и статистика"' (Macedonia — ethnography and statistics 1900).