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Chalkidiki (/ k æ l ˈ k ɪ d ɪ k i /; Greek: Χαλκιδική, romanized: Chalkidikḗ [xalciðiˈci], alternatively Halkidiki), also known as Chalcidice, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece.
The municipality Kassandra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units (communities in brackets): [2]
Polygyros town (pop. 7,779 at the 2021 census) is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain Cholomontas.It is south of Greek National Road 16 (Thessaloniki - Arnaia).
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According to mythology, Toroni was wife to Proteus, son of Poseidon.The ancient city was founded by Chalkidian settlers probably during the 8th century BC. [citation needed] Its strategic location and rich resources developed Toroni into one of the most significant cities in Chalkidiki, giving its name to the gulf that forms between Pallene and Sithonia peninsulas.
The village was founded in 1925 by refugees from Asia-Minor who settled in the area after the Asia Minor Catastrophe, who came from the village of Maltepe.They named Neos Maltepes to the settlement they created, in memory of their homeland, Maltepe. [2]
Paliouri (Greek: Παλιούρι, pronounced) is a village and a community in the peninsula of Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece.It is situated between low mountains near the southeasternmost tip of the peninsula, Cape Paliouri.
Central Afytos A house. Afytos (Greek: Άφυτος) is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece.It is part of the municipality Kassandra.It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki.