Chryso (Greek: Χρυσό) is a small town in Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece, located 12 km southeast of Serres. Since 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Emmanouil Pappas. It has a population of 1,006 inhabitants (2021). Until 1928 it was named Topoliani (Τοπόλιανη).
Chryso
Χρυσό | |
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Chryso | |
Coordinates: 41°03′29″N 23°39′00″E / 41.058°N 23.650°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Serres |
Municipality | Emmanouil Pappas |
Municipal unit | Emmanouil Pappas |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,006 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
About 3 km south of Chryso, on a low hill, the traces of a Roman-era rural settlement was found,[2] near where remains of a Roman arched bridge and a paved road section are preserved.[3]
The existence of another agricultural Roman settlement has also been identified on the rocky hill (former village) of "Zeli", situated between Chryso and Agio Pnevma,[2] from where comes a Greek funeral inscription of Roman imperial times (2nd-3rd AD century)[4]