Provatas (Greek: Προβατάς) is a larger village in Kapetan Mitrousi, Serres regional unit, northern Greece. It has 829 inhabitants (2021 census).[1]
Provatas
Προβατάς | |
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Provatas | |
Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°38′E / 41.100°N 23.633°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit | Serres |
Municipality | Serres |
Municipal unit | Kapetan Mitrousi |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 829 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Until 1923, the village was called Yenikoi or Yeniköy and inhabited mostly by Turks and Bulgarians.[2]
It was hard fought over on October 3 and 4, 1916, between the 10th (Irish) Division and the Bulgarian Army. The Irish took and held the village, despite fierce and costly counterattacks by the Bulgarians.[3]