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Mikro Souli

Coordinates: 40°53′25″N 23°56′40″E / 40.89028°N 23.94444°E / 40.89028; 23.94444
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Mikro Souli
Μικρό Σούλι
Mikro Souli is located in Greece
Mikro Souli
Mikro Souli
Coordinates: 40°53′25″N 23°56′40″E / 40.89028°N 23.94444°E / 40.89028; 23.94444
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityAmphipolis
Municipal unitRodolivos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community334
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mikro Souli (Greek: Μικρό Σούλι) is a semi-mountainous village (altitude 300 m.) in Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece, located 60 km southeast of the city of Serres. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a part (municipal unit) of the municipality of Amphipolis. It has a population of 334 inhabitants (2021). Its former name was "Semalto" (probably from the Latin words "semi-" and "altus")

History

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A little further west of Mikro Souli, on the hill "Zavarnikia", were revealed traces of an ancient settlement, which was located on the via Egnatia, as presumed by the discovery of a Roman miliarium.[2] On the next hill of "Agia Marina" there was a prehistoric settlement. Thus, taking also into account the ruins of early Christian basilicas, it is concluded that the area of these two hills was continuously inhabited from prehistoric to Byzantine times.[3]

References

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  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. ^ D. C. Samsaris, La vallée du Bas-Strymon á l’ époque impériale (Contribution épigraphique á la topographie, l’ onomastique, l’ histoire et aux cultes de la province romaine de Macédoine), Dodona 18(1989), fasc. 1, p. 290, n. 142-143 = The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 142, # PH150784) The Packard Humanities Institute (Samsaris, Bas-Strymon 143, # PH150785)
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 181. ISBN 960-7265-16-5