Vaptistis
Village in Greece
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Vaptistis (Greek: Βαπτιστής "Baptist") is a village and a community in the municipality of Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit of Greece. In 2021 its population was 318 for the community, which includes the village Kyriakaiika.[1] It is situated 9 km west of Kilkis, 17 km east of Polykastro and 42 km north of Thessaloniki. The village has a primary school, a high school, a stadium and three churches. The protector saint is St. John the Baptist, and the village is named after him. There are an athletic club "A.C. Doxa Vaptisti" and a cultural one "Politistikos Syllogos Vaptisti".
Vaptistis
Βαπτιστής | |
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  Vaptistis | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 22°46′19″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Kilkis |
| Municipal unit | Kilkis |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 318 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Name
During the Ottoman period, the village was known as Haydarlı (Greek: Χαϊνταρλί).
Population
Before 1922, the village was inhabited by Turks and its name was Haydarlı (Aydarlı).[2] Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Greeks from Eastern Thrace moved into Haydarlı. Turks followed the same route but towards the opposite direction.[citation needed]