Ano Vrontou
Ano Vrontou
Άνω Βροντού | |
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View from Ano Vrontou | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′N 23°41′E / 41.300°N 23.683°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Serres |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 216 |
| • Municipal unit density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 621 00 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
Ano Vrontou (Greek: Άνω Βροντού; Bulgarian: Горно Броди, Gorno Brodi) is a remote mountain village and a former community in the northern Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit. Each year on August astrophotography hobbyists gather there due to the clear view of the night sky, a result of the villages high elevation. The municipal unit has an area of 47.306 km2. Ano Vrontou is situated in the northeastern part of the Vrontous mountains, at about 1060 m elevation. It borders on the Drama regional unit to the north and east. Ano Vrontou is 6 km northwest of Kato Vrontou, 12 km east of Achladochori, 13 km northeast of Oreini, 16 km southwest of Kato Nevrokopi and 26 km northeast of Serres.