Pikrolimni
Πικρολίμνη | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Lake_Picrolimni_14.jpg) Lake Pikrolimni, known for its high salinity and pelotherapeutic properties, as well as an endangered bird habitat | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Greece_location_map.svg)  Pikrolimni Location within the regional unit &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:DE_Pikrolimnis.svg) | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 22°48′E / 40.867°N 22.800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Kilkis |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 164.1 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,297 |
| • Municipal unit density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
Pikrolimni (Greek: Πικρολίμνη) is a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the Kallikratis Plan for local government reform was implemented in 2011, Pikrolimni is administrated as part and constitutes a municipal unit of the municipality of Kilkis.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 164.06 km2, and its population in the 2021 census was 4,297, down from 7,395 in 2001.[1][3] The seat of the municipality was Mikrokampos.
The namesake of the region, as well as its most famous attraction, is the salt lake Pikrolimni which has been historically important as a source of natron in antiquity and recognised to this day for its pelo- and balneotherapeutic properties.[4]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ Sofianska, Emilia; Athanassoulis, Constadinos; Tarenidis, Dimitrios; Xirokostas, Nikolaos; Gkagka, Maria (2019-11-04). "Textural, Mineralogical and Geochemical Assessment of the Pikrolimni Lake Sediments (Kilkis District, Northern Greece) and Suitability for use in Pelotherapy". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 55 (1): 170–184. doi:10.12681/bgsg.21080. ISSN 2529-1718.