Lefkonas

Lefkonas (Greek: Λευκώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 68.247 km².^[3] Population 3,534 (2021).

Lefkonas Λευκώνας
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Lefkonas
Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°29′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Serres
Area
• Municipal unit	68.2 km2 (26.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,534
• Municipal unit density	51.8/km2 (134/sq mi)
• Community	2,221
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Near the village - on the hill of "Simitzi-bair" - the location of an ancient settlement has been found.^[4]

Notable people

• Sakis Anastasiadis
• Kostas Tsimikas
• Christos Archontidis
• Iraklis Kyriakidis

External links

• Local Authority (Dimos) Webpage

See also

List of settlements in the Serres regional unit