Agios Athanasios, Pella

Agios Athanasios Άγιος Αθανάσιος
Agios Athanasios
Coordinates: 40°50′N 21°47′E / 40.833°N 21.783°ECoordinates: 40°50′N 21°47′E / 40.833°N 21.783°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Municipality	Edessa
Municipal unit	Vegoritida
Community[1]
• Population	518 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Agios Athanasios (Greek: Άγιος Αθανάσιος, before 1926: Τσεγάνη, Tsegani;,^[2] Macedonian: Чеган, Chegan) is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The village is located north of Lake Vegoritida within the Vegoritida municipal unit which belongs to the municipality of Edessa. In August 1916 Bulgarian and Serbian forces fought near the village during the Chegan Offensive.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece