Agia Paraskevi, Chalkidiki

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Agia Paraskevi
Αγία Παρασκευή
Statistics
Prefecture: Chalkidiki
Province: Polygyros
Municipality: Pallini
Municipal district: Agia Paraskevi (seat)
Number of settlements: 3 (Agia Paraskevi and
Loutra) - seat
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.9505 (39°57'3") N
23.6145 (23°36'37") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipal district
-Village
Percent of the municipality
449
361
6.14%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
valley area
200 m
western part
Postal code: GR-630 85
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-23740
Car designation: XK

Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή) is a village located in the southeast of the peninsula of Cassandreia and Chalkidiki (also a prefecture) in Greece. The population in 2001 was 361 for the village and 449 for the municipal district, the elevation is 10 m. Nea Skioni is located around 110 km SE of Thessaloniki. Forests dominate the area around Agia Paraskevi.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Loutra (Λουτρά) [2001 pop: 88]

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Information

The most famous is that agriculture dominates the industry while tourism dominates by the port area. The most infamous was that on August 26, 2006, a forest fire ravaged Agia Paraskevi and devastated much of the forests and buildings in the outskirts of the area. Several houses and villas were burnt. Hydro was snapped out and roads were closed. All residents were to be evacuated as well as tourists who were to leave the area.

Agia Paraskevi was linked with pavement in the mid-20th century, hydro and phone lines soon followed as well as more paved roads in the 1980s.

[edit] Population

Year Village Population Change Municipal district
population		 Percent of the
municipality
1981 457 - - -
1991 379 78 or 17.07% - -
2001 361 18 or 4.75% 449 6.13%

[edit] Other

Agia Paraskevi has a school, churches and a few squares (plateies).

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[edit] See also

The municipality of Pallini
Municipal districts with settlements in brackets, not all municipal districts are listed here
Agia Paraskevi (Loutra) | Chanioti | Nea Skioni (Frama) | Paliouri (Agios Nikolaos | Xyna) | Pefkochori (Lefki | Panorama) | Polychrono
Greece | Central Macedonia | Chalkidiki | Polygyros? | Cassandreia | Pallini
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