Filippoi

Filippoi (Greek: Φίλιπποι), is a veelage an a umwhile municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonie an Thrace, Greece. Syne the 2011 local govrenment reform it is pairt o the municipality Kavala, o which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The 2001 census reportit a population o 10,827 for the municipal unit an 896 for the veelage.^[3] The ruins o auncient Philippi are locatit in the municipal unit.

Filippoi Φίλιπποι
Filippoi Location athin the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°1′N 24°17′E
Kintra	Greece
Admeenistrative region	East Macedonie an Thrace
Regional unit	Kavala
Municipality	Kavala
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	10827
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	640 03
Aurie code(s)	2510
Vehicle registration	ΚΒ

The maist important cultural event o the toun is its annual festival, held syne 1957. It taks place in the Auncient Theatre o Filippoi durin the heich saison wi auncient an modern performances, ballets an concerts bi theatrical troupes, orchestras an baunds.^[4]

This auncient Greek theatre dates tae 357 B.C. It wis first restored in 1957 bi Dimitris Lazaridis wi a view o hauldin the festival.

Twin ceeties

• Čačak, Serbie