Mouries

Mouries Μουριές
Mouries
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°15′N 22°47′E / 41.250°N 22.783°E / 41.250; 22.783Coordinates: 41°15′N 22°47′E / 41.250°N 22.783°E / 41.250; 22.783
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Kilkis
• Municipal unit	138.7 km2 (53.6 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	2,725
• Municipal unit density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Community
• Population	604 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΚΙ

Mouries (Greek: Μουριές) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, northern Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 138.660 km². Population 2,725 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Stathmos Mourion (Mouries Station). During the Macedonian Struggle, the inhabitants of the Mouries area fought hard against the Bulgarian enemy. Stavros Pallas, from Mouries, was one of the great fighters in the area. Pantelis Papaioannou, from Makryevo (now in the Republic of Macedonia) was also a great leader of Macedonians (Greeks) in the area.