Psachna

Psachna
Ψαχνά
The central square of Psachna
The central square of Psachna
Psachna is located in Greece
Psachna
Psachna
Coordinates: 38°35′N 23°39′E / 38.583°N 23.650°E / 38.583; 23.650
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEuboea
MunicipalityDirfys-Messapia
Municipal unitMessapia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community5,721
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΧΑ

Psachna (Greek: Ψαχνά) is a town in Euboea, central Greece, 16 km north of Chalcis.[2] It is built in a small plain in the central-west part of the island. Psachna is the seat of Dirfys-Messapia municipality and the seat of Messapia regional unit. The town is also known for the Psachna campus of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the football team Iraklis Psachna. Its population is 5,827 residents according to 2011 census.

  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. ^ "Ψαχνά". evia-guide.gr. Retrieved 7 July 2014.