Mouries

Mouries
Μουριές
Mouries
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°15′N 22°47′E / 41.250°N 22.783°E / 41.250; 22.783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityKilkis
Area
  Municipal unit138.7 km2 (53.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
1,846
  Municipal unit density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Community
431
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΙ

Mouries (Greek: Μουριές) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, northern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.660 km2. Population 1,846 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Stathmos Mourion (Mouries Station). During the Macedonian Struggle, the inhabitants of the Mouries area fought hard against the Bulgarian enemy. Stavros Pallas, a Greek Macedonian fighter from Mouries, was one of the great fighters in the area.