Pentapoli
Πεντάπολη | |
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Coordinates: 41°03′00″N 23°41′20″E / 41.05000°N 23.68889°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Serres |
Municipality | Emmanouil Pappas |
Municipal unit | Emmanouil Pappas |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Community | 773 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Pentapoli ( Greek: Πεντάπολη, Byzantine Greek: Ξυλοπήγαδο) a small town in Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece, located 14 km southeast of the city of Serres. Since 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Emmanouil Pappas. [2] It has a population of 773 inhabitants (2021). Until 1928 it was named Sarmusakli (Σαρμουσακλή). [3]
At Pentapolis is testified the traces of an ancient settlement. [4] His cemetery was unveiled at the location "Alonia", where coins and vases of Roman times had been found in the past. [5]