Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration ΚΒ Area code 25910 Regional unit Kavala | Elevation 20 m (70 ft) Postal code 642 00 Local time Monday 10:39 PM Municipality Nestos | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 89% Humidity Administrative region Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | ||
Chrysoupoli (Greek: Χρυσούπολη, before 1925: Σαπαίοι - Sapaioi or Σαρή Σαμπάν - Sari Sampan) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 245.181 km2. The population of the municipal unit of Chrysoupoli in 2011 was 16,004.
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Map of Chrysoupoli 642 00, Greece
It was known as "Sarışaban" during Ottoman rule. It was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Drama, part of the Salonica Vilayet, before the Balkan Wars.
The Nestos Nature Museum is situated in Chrysoupoli.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Chrysoupoli is twinned with:
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Chrysoupoli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA