| Provatas Προβατάς | |
|---|---|
| Community | |
  Provatas | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′N 23°38′E / 41.100°N 23.633°E / 41.100; 23.633 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Serres |
| Municipal unit | Kapetan Mitrousi |
| Population | |
| • Community | 829 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Provatas (Greek: Προβατάς) is a larger village in Kapetan Mitrousi, Serres regional unit, northern Greece. It has 829 inhabitants (2021 census).
Until 1923, the village was called Yenikoi or Yeniköy and inhabited mostly by Turks and Bulgarians.
It was hard fought over on October 3 and 4, 1916, between the 10th (Irish) Division and the Bulgarian Army. The Irish took and held the village, despite fierce and costly counterattacks by the Bulgarians.
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- Strezov G. Two sanjaks Eastern Macedonia. Periodical of Bulgarian Literary Society in Sredets, kn.XXXVI, 1891, p 842.
- The Capture of Yenikoi in Oct 1916. The Salonika Campaign. Dublin Fusiliers.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
| Subdivisions of the municipality of Serres | |
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| Municipal unit of Ano Vrontou | |
| Municipal unit of Kapetan Mitrousi |
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| Municipal unit of Lefkonas |
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| Municipal unit of Oreini | |
| Municipal unit of Serres |
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| Municipal unit of Skoutari |
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