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![[Flag of Kilkis]](../images/g/gr-mh-kk.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 February 2022Kilkis is in the geographic region of Macedonia, part of the region of Central Macedonia.
The municipality of Kilkis (51,926 inhabitants in 2011, 28,745 in the town of
Kilkis; 159,960 ha) was formed in the 2011 local government reform by the merger
of the two former municipalities of Cherso (2,629 inh.), Doirani (1,404 inh.),
Gallikos (6,343 ha), Kilkis, Kroussa (4,638 inh.), Mouries (2,725 inh.) and
Pikrolimni (5,442 inh.).
Ivan Sache, 17 February 2022
The flag of Kilkis is white with the emblem centered.
https://www.otavoice.gr/aytodioikitika-nea/2020/08/dimos-kilkis-anavoli-tis-synaylias-tou-panteli-thallassinou/
Tomislav Šipek, 15 February 2022
The emblem features the Memorial of the Battle of Kilkis.
Photo
http://maxitis.gr/μηνύματα-γιά-την-108η-επέτειο-της-μάχης-τ/
At the
end of the Fist Balkan War (1912-13), the Bulgarians seized Kilkis from Ottoman
control. Not long after, Bulgaria turned on their former allies – Greece, Serbia
and Montenegro (the Balkan League), and launched the beginning of the Second
Balkan War in an effort to capture more territory.
On 15 June, the
Bulgarian Army took orders to advance towards Thessaloniki. The Greeks stopped
them and by 18 June an order for general counterattack was issued.
The next
day, the 10th division attacked toward the heights of Kallinovo north of Lake
Artzan while the 3rd, 5th, 4th and 2nd divisions attacked toward the area of
Kilkis.
The 6th and 1st divisions attacked toward Lachanas and the 7th
division toward the Karakoli saddle and Nigrita. The Cavalry brigade operated
between the 10th and 3rd divisions.
One of the more ferocious battles of
the Second Balkan War was the Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas in Macedonia, just tens
of kilometers north of Thessaloniki. After three days of combat, that began on
June 19, the Greek Army emerged victorious, liberating the town of Kilkis.
It
was one of the bloodiest military battles in Greece’s modern history, with
almost 9,000 Greek casualties (dead and wounded).
Greece’s victory here
ultimately dealt a decisive blow to Bulgaria’s aspirations in Macedonia and
elsewhere in Northern Greece. Instead of Greece’s northern neighbor capturing
more territory, they actually contributed to the liberation of more land.
The
conclusion was a triumph for the Greeks and boosted the popularity of the new
King.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/21/greek-army-defeats-bulgarian-kilkis
Greek City Timers, 21 June 2021
Ivan Sache, 17 February 2022