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Berge (Bisaltia)

Southern Europe

Berge, also called Berga, was a Greek town of ancient Macedonia, located in what is now the Serres regional unit of northern Greece. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founding Year
500 BCE to 401 BCE 1
Latitude
41.021389 degrees north 2
Longitude
23.599444 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Berge (Bisaltia)
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    The town was located inland from the mouth of the Strymon, in the region of Bisaltia, north-west of Amphipolis, and was founded by Thasians as a dependent colony and emporion sometime in the 5th century BCE. The town was a member of the Delian League, and according to N. G. L. Hammond was colonized by 1000 Athenians.
  • Lead paragraph
    The town was located inland from the mouth of the Strymon, in the region of Bisaltia, north-west of Amphipolis, and was founded by Thasians as a dependent colony and emporion sometime in the 5th century BCE.
  • Lead section, founding statement
    The town was located inland from the mouth of the Strymon, in the region of Bisaltia, north-west of Amphipolis, and was founded by Thasians as a dependent colony and emporion sometime in the 5th century BCE.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Berge (Bisaltia) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.021389, longitude 23.599444
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