Emmanouil Pappas (village)

Emmanouil Pappas
Εμμανουήλ Παππάς
Emmanouil Pappas is located in Greece
Emmanouil Pappas
Emmanouil Pappas
Coordinates: 41°05.08′N 23°42.34′E / 41.08467°N 23.70567°E / 41.08467; 23.70567
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityEmmanouil Pappas
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community475
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Emmanouil Pappas (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Παππάς) is a village in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Emmanouil Pappas.[2] It is situated in the foothills of mountain Menoikio, 17 km east of Serres, and 101 km northeast of Thessaloniki. The former name of the village was Dovista (Δοβίστα in standard Greek or Ντουβίστα/Duvista in the local dialect). It was renamed Emmanouil Pappas in 1927, after the hero of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia who was born there in 1773.

The village is renowned for its traditional Macedonian architecture, characterized by three-story houses and picturesque narrow streets. The main attractions are the building of the old school that was built in 1906 and has been recently restored, the main church of Saint Athanasius, built in 1805 on the same spot where an older church existed, with its magnificent wooden carved iconostasis and the chapels on the surrounding hills.

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.