Cherso
title: "Cherso" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-kilkis-(regional-unit)", "kilkis"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-kilkis-regional-unit" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherso" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cherso |
| name_local | Χέρσο |
| type | municipal unit |
| image_map | DE Chersou.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the regional unit |
| periph | Central Macedonia |
| periphunit | Kilkis |
| municipality | Kilkis |
| municunit | Cherso |
| pop_municunit | 2078 |
| pop_community | 872 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_municunit | 157.9 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 610 02 |
| licence | ΚΙ |
| image_skyline | Eglise - Combats dans le secteur de Hirsova (juillet 1916) - Hirsova (anciennement) ; Hirchova (actuellement) - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - APOR057882.jpg |
| caption_skyline | The church photographed by the French Army in July 1916 |
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| name = Cherso | name_local = Χέρσο |type = municipal unit | image_map = DE Chersou.svg | map_caption = Location within the regional unit | periph = Central Macedonia | periphunit = Kilkis | municipality = Kilkis | municunit = Cherso | pop_municunit = 2078 | pop_community = 872 | population_as_of = 2021 | area_municunit = 157.9 | elevation = | coordinates = | postal_code = 610 02 | area_code = | licence = ΚΙ | website = | image_skyline=Eglise - Combats dans le secteur de Hirsova (juillet 1916) - Hirsova (anciennement) ; Hirchova (actuellement) - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - APOR057882.jpg |caption_skyline=The church photographed by the French Army in July 1916 Cherso (, old name: Hersovo / Hirsova) is a village in the Kilkis region of Greece. It is situated in the municipal unit of Cherso, in the Kilkis municipality, within the Kilkis region of Central Macedonia.
In 19th century the village was populated by Orthodox Christian Slavs, which were called Bulgarians by Bulgarian ethnogrtapher Vasil Kanchov.
Since the 2011 local government reform (Kallikratis Plan), it has been part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.907 km2. Population 2,078 (2021). In the municipal unit of Cherso lies the historical village of Kalindria.
In the area of Tumba Hrisafi, 1200 m northwest of the village, an ancient settlement was discovered, declared in 1996 a protected monument.
Transport
The settlement is served by Hersos railway station, with services to Thessaloniki, Serres and Alexandroupoli.
References
References
- В. Кѫнчовъ, ''Македония. Етнография и Статистика'' [Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics]. [http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_10.htm Population tables]
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "ΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ / ΑΡΧ / Α1 / Φ43 / 57683/3282 π.ε. / 17-4-1996 - ΦΕΚ 294 / Β / 3-5-1996". Permanent list of declared archaeological sites and monuments.
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