Achinos
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Achinos is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Visaltia
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,008 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Sitochori. The name Achinos is the Greek word for sea urchin
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Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Visaltia
Visaltia
Visaltia is a municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nigrita. The ancient city of Vergi is located here.-Municipality:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,008 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Sitochori. The name Achinos is the Greek word for sea urchin
Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...
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