Skra, Kilkis

Skra (Greek: Σκρα), before 1926 Loumitsa (Megleno Romanian: Liumnița) is a village and community in the municipality of Paionia, Kilkis regional unit of Greece.

Skra
Σκρα
Community
Central square of Skra
Skra
Coordinates: 41°05′38″N 22°22′59″E
CountryGreece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityPaionia
Municipal unitAxioupoli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community172
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61 400
Vehicle registrationKI

In 2021 the population was 172 for the community, including the village Koupa.[1] It is situated 10 km south of the border with the Republic of North Macedonia and its altitude is 548 m.

The village is best known for the Battle of Skra-di-Legen of May 1918. The village has a monument and museum dedicated to the battle.

Before the First World War, the village was much larger and inhabited mainly by Megleno-Romanians.

According to the book "Macedonia — ethnography and statistics" by Vasil Kanchov, there were 2,600 Megleno-Romanian inhabitants in the village in 1900.

Notable people

References
  1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. Bercin-Drăghicescu, Adina; Dorin, Lozovanu; Virgil, Coman (2012). Aromâni, meglenoromâni, istroromâni: aspecte identitare și culturale (in Romanian). Editura Universității din București. ISBN 9786061601486.
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