Proti, Serres

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Proti
Πρώτη
Proti is located in Greece
Proti
Proti
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 40°57′N 24°00′E / 40.950°N 24.000°E / 40.950; 24.000Coordinates: 40°57′N 24°00′E / 40.950°N 24.000°E / 40.950; 24.000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityAmfipoli
 • Municipal unit79.2 km2 (30.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,044
 • Municipal unit density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Community
 • Population1,176 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

Proti (Greek: Πρώτη) 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 Amphipoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.241 km2.[3] The population of the municipal unit was 2,044 at the 2011 census.[1]

Near Proti has been found an archaeological site that is probably identified with the Roman station of Egnatia Domeros.[4] From here comes also various ancient inscriptions, among which a Latin inscription that mentions the inhabitants of two ancient settlements (i.e. "Montani" and "Suritani").[5]

Notable people

  • Constantine Karamanlis (1907–1998) conservative politician, four-time prime minister and twice president of Greece
  • Christos Govetas, master Greek traditional musician, singer and recording artist, based in Seattle since the 1980s.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1976 (Society for Macedonian Studies), p. 143. ISBN 960-7265-16-5
  5. ^ D. C. Samsaris, La vallée du Bas-Strymon á l’ époque impériale (Contribution épigraphique á la topographie, l’ onomastique, l’ histoire et aux cultes de la province romaine de Macédoine), Dodona 18 (1989), fasc. 1, p. 295-297, n. 157-162