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Krinides

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Country
  
Greece

Vehicle registration
  
ΚΒ

Municipality
  
Kavala

Regional unit
  
Kavala

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Saturday 9:51 AM

Municipal unit
  
Filippoi

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 68% Humidity

Administrative region
  
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

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Krinides (Greek: Κρηνίδες, before 1926: Ράχτσα - Rachtsa) is a town in the Kavala regional unit in eastern Macedonia, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Filippoi. The ruins of the ancient city Philippi are close to the town. Krinides is situated at the southwestern foot of the Lekanis hills, 13 km northwest of Kavala and 20 km southeast of Drama. The Greek National Road 12 between Drama and Kavala passes west of Krinides.

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Map of Krinides 640 03, Greece

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History

Krinides was named after the ancient town Crenides. Formerly a possession of the island of Thasos, Crenides was captured by King Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC. He expanded and fortified the city and renamed it Philippi after himself.

References

Krinides Wikipedia