Country Greece Lowest elevation 35 m (115 ft) Postal code 570 11 Municipality Chalkidona Municipal unit Koufalia | Highest elevation 40 m (130 ft) Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx Administrative region Central Macedonia Regional unit Thessaloniki | |
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Kastanas (Greek: Καστανάς, [kasta'nas]) is a village of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Koufalia. The 2011 census recorded 630 inhabitants in the village. Kastanas is a part of the community of Prochoma.
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Map of Kastanas 570 11, Greece
History
The population of Kastanas consists mainly of Greek refugees from İzmit, but there are also smaller numbers of Sarakatsani and Greek refugees from Bulgaria. The village was formerly known as Kara Oglu (Greek: Καρά Ογλού, [ka'ɾa o'ɣlu], from Turkish: Kara Oğlu).
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Kastanas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA