Paralimni, Serres
Village in Greece
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paralimni (Greek: Παραλίμνι, Παραλίμνιο) is a village in Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece, located 21 km southeast of Serres. Since 2011 administrative reform it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Emmanouil Pappas. It has a population of 435 inhabitants (2021). Until 1928 it was named "Vernar".
Paralimni
Παραλίμνι | |
|---|---|
  Paralimni | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′06″N 23°40′12″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Emmanouil Pappas |
| Municipal unit | Strymonas |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 435 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
About 500 m. north of Paralimni, near the bay of the dried-out ancient Cercinitis lake (later Achinos lake), the traces of a lakeside ancient settlement has been discovered, possibly named "Cima" (Greek: Κιμα), which probably means "bay".[2] A number of ancient vase shells and an inscription of the Hellenistic period were found in this place.[3]
