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Vaptistis

Village in Greece

Community in Greece

Vaptistis Βαπτιστής
Community
40°59′31″N 22°46′19″E / 40.99194°N 22.77194°E / 40.99194; 22.77194
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)

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".

Name

During the Ottoman period, the village was known as Haydarlı (Greek: Αϊνταρλί).

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]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ M. Türker Acaroğlu, "Balkanlar'da Türkçe yer adları kılavuzu: 6.250'yi aşkın yer adını kapsar", 2006, ISBN 9752550886, p. 272