Achinos Αχινός |
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Achinos
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Country: | Greece |
Region: | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit: | Serres |
Municipality: | Visaltia |
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- Population: | 3,008 |
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Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Auto: | ΕΡ |
Achinos (Greek: Αχινός) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Visaltia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 3,008 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Sitochori. The name Achinos is the Greek word for sea urchins.