Ano Vrontou

Ano Vrontou
Άνω Βροντού
View from Ano Vrontou
View from Ano Vrontou
Ano Vrontou is located in Greece
Ano Vrontou
Ano Vrontou
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°18′N 23°41′E / 41.300°N 23.683°E / 41.300; 23.683
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalitySerres
Area
 • Municipal unit47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
216
 • Municipal unit density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
621 00
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

Ano Vrontou (Greek: Άνω Βροντού; Bulgarian: Горно Броди, Gorno Brodi) is a remote mountain village and a former community in the northern Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Each year on August astrophotography hobbyists gather there due to the clear view of the night sky, a result of the villages high elevation. The municipal unit has an area of 47.306 km2.[3] Ano Vrontou is situated in the northeastern part of the Vrontous mountains, at about 1060 m elevation. It borders on the Drama regional unit to the north and east. Ano Vrontou is 6 km northwest of Kato Vrontou, 12 km east of Achladochori, 13 km northeast of Oreini, 16 km southwest of Kato Nevrokopi and 26 km northeast of Serres.

  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.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.