Sidirokastro
Also known as Valovista, Demirhisar
Sidirokastro (; Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop dialect: Βαλοβίστα, Валовища, Valovishta) is a town and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built near the fertile valley of the river Strymonas, on the bank of the Krousovitis River. It has a number of tourist sights, such as the medieval stone castle, Byzantine ruins, and natural spas.
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Place details
- Locality
- Σιδηρόκαστρο
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 5,177
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- History
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- Road
- Rail
- Sights
- Notable natives
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Sidirokastro (; Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop dialect: Βαλοβίστα, Валовища, Valovishta) is a town and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built near the fertile valley of the river Strymonas, on the bank of the Krousovitis River. It has a number of tourist sights, such as the medieval stone castle, Byzantine ruins, and natural spas.
==General information== thumb|View of the town, 1919 thumb|Theotokos church thumb|Hotel Olympic thumb|120px|A bust of Anastasios Polyzoidis
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