Skra, Kilkis

Village in Macedonia, Greece

Community in Macedonia, Greece

Skra Σκρα
Community
Central square of Skra
41°05′38″N 22°22′59″E / 41.09389°N 22.38306°E / 41.09389; 22.38306
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Paionia
Municipal unit	Axioupoli
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	172
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	61 400
Vehicle registration	KI

Skra (Greek: Σκρα), before 1926 Loumitsa (Megleno Romanian: Liumnița) is a village and community in the municipality of Paionia, Kilkis regional unit of Greece.

In 2021 the population was 172 for the community, including the village Koupa.^[1] It is situated 10 km south of the border with the Republic of North Macedonia and its altitude is 548 m.

The village is best known for the Battle of Skra-di-Legen of May 1918. The village has a monument and museum dedicated to the battle.

Before the First World War, the village was much larger and inhabited mainly by Megleno-Romanians.

According to the book "Macedonia — ethnography and statistics" by Vasil Kanchov, there were 2,600 Megleno-Romanian inhabitants in the village in 1900.

Notable people

Dumitru Ciotti (1882/1885–1974), Megleno-Romanian activist, editor and schoolteacher^[2]

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.
^ Bercin-Drăghicescu, Adina; Dorin, Lozovanu; Virgil, Coman (2012). Aromâni, meglenoromâni, istroromâni: aspecte identitare și culturale (in Romanian). Editura Universității din București. ISBN 9786061601486.