Promachonas

Promachonas (Greek: Προμαχώνας, Bulgarian: Драготин, Dragotin) is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 42.212 km².[3] Population 140 (2011). A major border crossing with Bulgaria is located here. The Bulgarian town opposite Promachonas is Kulata.

Promachonas Προμαχώνας
Promachonas Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°22′N 23°22′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Serres
Municipality	Sintiki
• Municipal unit	42.2 km^2 (16.3 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	140
• Municipal unit density	3.3/km^2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΕΡ

Promachonas-Topolnica is an important Late Neolithic settlement and cult site which straddles the Greek Bulgarian frontier a few kilometers from the community of Promachonas.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

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