Metalliko, Kilkis

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Metalliko Μεταλλικό
Statistics
Prefecture:	Kilkis
Province:	N/A
Municipality:	Kilkis
Municipal district:	Kilkis
Population: (2001) -Settlement (Change)<br -Percent of the munucipal district-Percent of the city	371 (-31 or -4.32% from 1991) 19.58% 14.95%
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	western part central part mountainous area
Postal code:	GR-611 00
Car designation:	KK

Metalliko or Metaliko (Greek: Μεταλλικό meaning mineral) is a settlement in the city of Kilkis located west of downtown. Its 2001 population was 372 for the settlement. The village is named after its nearby spring which is a Greek word for mineral, named in the mid-20th century. Metalliko is located south of Doirani and Dojran in the Republic of Macedonia, Sidirokastro, north of Thessaloniki, east of Goumenissa and southeast of Gevgelija (Republic of Macedonia).

Contents 1 Nearest places 2 Population 3 Geography 4 History 5 Other 6 External links

[edit] Nearest places

• Kilkis, east

[edit] Population

Year	Village population	Change	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the municipality
1981	-	-	-	-
1991	412	-	-	-
2001	371	-41 or -9.95%	19.58%	14.95%

[edit] Geography

Its geography consists of farmlands in the area, forest and mountains elsewhere.

[edit] History

The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. It was inhabited mainly by Turks and Bulgarians 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). After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Some of its residents moved to other parts of Greece and North America

Many of the inhabitants of Metalliko were followers of the Greek Communist party during the civil war which followed the second world war.

Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.

The area around Metalliko was struck by forest fires in late July 2007. They lasted several days and caused significant destruction in houses and property.

[edit] Other

Metalliko has a school, church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia), its nearest lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) is in west Kilkis. The primary school of Metalliko however is not longer used. Pupils are going to the nearest schools in Megali Vrysi and Kilkis.

[edit] External links

• Metalliko on GTP Travel Pages
• Coordinates: 40°59′0″N 22°49′0″E / 40.98333, 22.81667Coordinates: 40°59′0″N 22°49′0″E / 40.98333, 22.81667