Pikrolimni (municipality)
Pikrolimni
Πικρολίμνη | |
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Lake Pikrolimni, known for its high salinity and pelotherapeutic properties, as well as an endangered bird habitat | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 22°48′E / 40.867°N 22.800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kilkis |
| Municipality | Kilkis |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 164.1 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,297 |
| • Municipal unit density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΙ |
Pikrolimni (Greek: Πικρολίμνη) is a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the Kallikratis Plan for local government reform was implemented in 2011, Pikrolimni is administrated as part and constitutes a municipal unit of the municipality of Kilkis. The municipal unit has an area of 164.06 km2, and its population in the 2021 census was 4,297, down from 7,395 in 2001. The seat of the municipality was Mikrokampos.
The namesake of the region, as well as its most famous attraction, is the salt lake Pikrolimni which has been historically important as a source of natron in antiquity and recognised to this day for its pelo- and balneotherapeutic properties.