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THE Goumenissa is a city of Prefecture of Kilkis, It is 69 km NW from Thessaloniki, 539 km NW from Athens. She became famous for her wines and silks.
The article also covers the surrounding settlements Griva, Stathis, Pentalofo, Omalo, Kastaneri, Karpi, Filiria.
THE Griva It is built at the foot of the eastern slope of Mount Paiko at an altitude of 470 meters and has 813 inhabitants, according to the 2001 census. Until 1926 it was called Kriva.
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| Daily highs (° C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 10 |
| Night low (° C) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 40 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 45 | 58 | 50 |
History
Goumenissa
Goumenissa was conquered by the Ottomans in 1387. During the Ottoman Empire it was, with a sultan's firman, a self-governing city with privileges, that is, Mukata, because its inhabitants were obliged to create fabrics from which the Ottoman army uniforms were made. . It thus experienced great prosperity and prosperity especially during the 19th century as a commercial, handicraft, agricultural and religious center of the region. Wine production made it famous beyond the borders of the Ottoman Empire, especially in Central Europe.
After the revolution of the Neo-Turks in 1908 and the non-fulfillment of their promises, many residents of Goumenissa and its province, in order not to enlist in the Turkish army, emigrated mainly to North America.
On October 23, 1912, during the First Balkan War, it was liberated by the Greek Army and with it the whole province that later took its ancient name, Paeonia.
During World War I, at the end of 1915, Franco-British troops advanced into the Paeonia area. The French established their headquarters on the Macedonian Front in Goumenissa. In 1917, the year of their departure, French soldiers also built the Fountain in the Central Square, as a reminder of their passage where the sentence is written on it: "PASSES MEMORY TO THE FRENCH SOLDIER".
Griva
In the 15th century, by order of the Ottoman sultan, mulberries were planted in the wider area for the production of silk and the cultivation was systematized. This development brings to the region, during the next two centuries, many agricultural workers (mainly Bulgarians) in order to work in the Turkish estates, as the Greeks are now few and reluctant to work in them. Many residents were now forced to use the Slavic language to communicate in public events.
On October 15, 1912, Griva was almost completely destroyed by fire set by the Turks. The school and the church of Agios Athanasios were saved. It was then liberated and integrated into the Greek Kingdom.
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- Holy Monastery of Panagia Goumenissa. The monastery of Panagia Goumenissa was the reason for the creation of the small town of the same name. It is considered that it was the catholic of the monastery, which in 1346 AD. was granted with an imperial gold bullion to the Monastery of Iveron on Mount Athos. The monastery gathered around the settlement of the area (Goumenissa) and soon developed into an important spiritual center in Central Macedonia. The monastery existed from the year 1346 AD. metochi of Iveron until 1931 AD, and from 1951 AD. became an independent monastery. In 1837 the sanctuary was renovated, while in the middle of the 19th century it was extended to the west. Then the south portico was added. Inside the church, which belongs to the type of three-aisled wooden-roofed basilica, with a polygonal arch of a sanctuary made of carved stone, there is an excellent quality wood-carved ensemble (iconostasis, Holy Table box, shrine). The miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary is placed in the shrine, which makes the temple an important center of worship. In 1864 AD. The spacious church of Agios Georgios was also built. Today, its building complex includes the old Church of Panagia, the new chapel of Agia Zoni, a spacious and renovated Archontariki and accommodation of the Brotherhood.
- Church of Agios Georgios Goumenissa. It is the largest church in the metropolitan region of Goumenissa and one of the most impressive in Central Macedonia. It was built with the initiative, expenses and personal work of the inhabitants of the town, in the period 1864-1869. Impressive basilica reminiscent of the Patriarchal Church of Agios Georgios in Constantinople, Agios Minas in Thessaloniki and Agios Antonios in Veria. It is located in the center of the town and together with the historical school with which they are located in the same area, they formed the heart of the Hellenism of Goumenissa and its province in difficult historical periods. Since 1991 it is the Metropolitan Church of the Holy Monastery of Goumenissi
- Holy Monastery of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, Griva (at a distance of 7 km. from Goumenissa.). The Holy Monastery of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Peace is located on a verdant slope of Mount Paikos, at an altitude of 600 m. Overlooking the valley of Axios
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- Brown, in Griva the main income of the inhabitants comes from the chestnut collection in Paiko.
- Wine and tsipouro, in the area of Goumenissa are cultivated the varieties xinomavro and negoska which give the PDO wine Goumenissa. It has five wineries in the zone (Tatsis, Chatzivaritis, Boutaris, Eftychidis, Aidarinis), of which the first two produce only organically grown wines.
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