Kroussa

Periphery:Central Macedonia
Prefecture : Kilkis

Kroussa (Greek: Κρουσσά) is a municipality in the Kilkis Prefecture, Greece. Population 6770 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Terpylos (or Terpyllos).
Melissourgio is one of the most picturesque villages in the municipality. Agios Antonios is one of the villages near by. The largest villages in the municipality are Efkarpía (pop. 618), Térpyllos, Eptálofos (521), Váthi (433) and Fyska (98). The municipality is divided into 19 municipal districts. In Palatiano, there is the most important archaeological site of Northern Greece. It was the ancient city of Ioron, flourished from 10th century BC to 3rd century AD, continuously.

In the Macedonian Struggle, people of Kroussa villages fought in order to free their lands from Turkish and Bulgarians. Some of the Macedonian Fighters are:

* Ioannis Villioglou "Kapetan Ramnalis", Issoma, (1885 - 1923)
* father Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Issoma
* Nikolaos Kapoulas, Koronouda

Division of the municipality

Melissourgeio or Melissourgio (older Form Melissourgeion) is one of the most pitoresc villages in the municipality. Agios Antonios is one of the villages near by.

Municipalities and communities of the Kilkis Prefecture

Axioupoli | Cherso | Doirani | Evropos | Gallikos | Goumenissa | Kilkis | Kroussa | Mouries | Pikrolimni | Polykastro

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