Kolindros

Kolindros (Greek: Κολινδρός) is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, in Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 124.639 km², the community 47.856 km².^[3] In 2021, the municipal unit had a population of 2,914 residents. The community of Kolindros, consisting of the settlement of Kolindros and that of Paliampela, has a population of 2,255 residents.^[1]

Kolindros Κολινδρός
Municipal unit
Kolindros Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°29′N 22°29′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Pydna-Kolindros
Area
• Municipal unit	124.639 km2 (48.123 sq mi)
• Community	47.856 km2 (18.477 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,914
• Municipal unit density	23/km2 (61/sq mi)
• Community	2,255
• Community density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	KN

Notable people

• George Zorbas

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece

Kolindros is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, alongside with:^[4]

• Bienvenida, Spain
• Bièvre, Belgium
• Bucine, Italy
• Cashel, Ireland
• Cissé, France
• Desborough, England, United Kingdom
• Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
• Hepstedt, Germany
• Ibănești, Romania
• Kandava, Latvia
• Kannus, Finland
• Lassee, Austria
• Medzev, Slovakia
• Moravče, Slovenia
• Næstved, Denmark
• Nagycenk, Hungary
• Nadur, Malta
• Ockelbo, Sweden
• Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
• Põlva, Estonia
• Samuel (Soure), Portugal
• Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
• Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
• Strzyżów, Poland
• Tisno, Croatia
• Troisvierges, Luxembourg
• Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania

See also

• Costas Kilias