Ouranoupoli

Sister cities

• Orekhovo-Zuyevo

History

The village was named after the nearby ancient city of Uranopolis that was founded by Cassander's brother Alexarchus in the late 4th century BC. and was later destroyed by an earthquake. In the 1920s, many Greek refugees from Asia Minor (now Turkey) settled in the village and established rug manufacturing. In 1926, the old Tower of Prosforion was leased from the monks of Vatopedi to Sydney and Joice Loch who were based there till their deaths in 1955 and 1982. The tower now houses the Christian Chalkidiki Exhibition. In 1956, a road was built to the village along the old pilgrim route.

Most-observed species

• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  88
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  46
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  39
• European Shag

  Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) · Aves
  30
• Rock Samphire

  Crithmum maritimum L. · Magnoliopsida
  28
• Mastic Tree

  Pistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida
  25
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  24
• Common House-Martin

  Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2026-03-25
  7 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece
• M 4.3 — 2025-11-13
  10 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
• M 4.9 — 2025-09-22
  10 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
• M 4.1 — 2025-08-12
  6 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
• M 4.3 — 2025-06-16
  24 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece
• M 4.4 — 2025-06-10
  5 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece