Kilkis

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Kilkis is a town in northern Greece that serves as an important regional center in Central Macedonia, known for its role in the Balkan Wars and its surrounding agricultural plain.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kilkis canonical 9
Kilkis (city) 3
Kilkis (municipality) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeRegion Central Macedonia ⓘ
capitalOf Kilkis regional unit ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
countrySubdivision Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
demographics predominantly Greek population ⓘ
distanceFrom Thessaloniki about 50 kilometers north ⓘ
elevation approximately 280 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Kilkis ⓘ
hasAreaCode +30 23410 ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity services ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
hasIndustry agriculture ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century ⓘ
hasMuseum Kilkis War Museum ⓘ
hasNearbyBorder Bulgaria ⓘ
North Macedonia ⓘ
hasNearbyHill St. George Hill ⓘ
hasPostalCodePrefix 611 ⓘ
hasReligiousSite Orthodox churches ⓘ
hasWarMemorial monuments to the Balkan Wars ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas ⓘ
historicalPeriod Balkan Wars ⓘ
isPartOf Kilkis regional unit ⓘ
Region of Central Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Central Macedonia
knownFor role in the Balkan Wars ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans

Central Macedonia ⓘ
Kilkis plain ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ
locatedNear Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to: Salonika
locatedOn northern edge of the Kilkis plain ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
roadConnection connected to Thessaloniki by national road network ⓘ
role regional center in Central Macedonia ⓘ
surroundedBy agricultural plain ⓘ
timezone Eastern European Time ⓘ
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode NI ⓘ
writingSystem Greek alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kilkis (regional unit) → capital → Kilkis (city) ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkis (regional unit) → largestCity → Kilkis (city) ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkis (regional unit) → contains → Kilkis (city) ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkis (regional unit) → previousAdministrativeStatus → Kilkis Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkis (regional unit) → hasMunicipality → Kilkis (municipality) ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkís → hasNameInLanguage → Κιλκίς ⓘ
linked to: Kilkis
Kilkís → hasNameInLanguage → Kilkis ⓘ
St. George Hill → overlooks → Kilkis ⓘ