Visaltia

Visaltia Βισαλτία
Visaltia
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°59′N 23°25′E / 40.983°N 23.417°ECoordinates: 40°59′N 23°25′E / 40.983°N 23.417°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Area
• Municipality	659.2 km^2 (254.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	20,030
• Municipality density	30/km^2 (79/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	4,755
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Visaltia (Greek: Βισαλτία) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nigrita.^[2] It was named after the ancient region Bisaltia. The ancient city of Berge is located here.^[3]

Municipality

The municipality Visaltia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Achinos
• Nigrita
• Tragilos
• Visaltia

Province

The province of Visaltia (Greek: Επαρχία Βισαλτίας) was one of the provinces of the Serres Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Visaltia, and part of the municipal unit Strymoniko.^[4] It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. "Archaeologists unearth ancient city of Verge in Serres" 16 November 2005, Embassy of Greece, Washington, DC
4. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (Greek) (French)