Promachonas

Promachonas Προμαχώνας
Promachonas
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°22′N 23°22′E / 41.367°N 23.367°ECoordinates: 41°22′N 23°22′E / 41.367°N 23.367°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Sintiki
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	140
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Promachonas (Greek: Προμαχώνας, Bulgarian: Драготин, Dragotin) is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Population 140 (2011). A major border crossing with Bulgaria is located here. The Bulgarian town opposite Promachonas is Kulata.

Promachonas-Topolnica is an important Late Neolithic settlement and cult site which straddles the Greek Bulgarian frontier a few kilometers from the community of Promachonas.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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