Evropos

Evropos (Greek: Ευρωπός), known before 1925 as Ashiklar (Greek: Ασικλάρ)^[2] is a village and a former municipality in the former Paionia Province, Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 80.922 km².^[4] Population 3,757 (2021).

Evropos Ευρωπός
Municipal unit
Evropos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°54′N 22°33′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Paionia
Area
• Municipal unit	80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,757
• Municipal unit density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Community	1,413
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΙ

History

Acropole and old cemetery

A sixth-century BC kouros found here is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Kilkis. Evropos is the homeland of Seleucus I Nicator.

Kouros of Evropos