Vaptistis

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Vaptistis Βαπτιστής
Community
Vaptistis Location within Greece
Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 22°46′19″E / 40.99194°N 22.77194°E / 40.99194; 22.77194
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Kilkis
Municipality	Kilkis
Municipal unit	Kilkis
Population  (2021)
• Community	318
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vaptistis (Greek: Βαπτιστής "Baptist") is a village and a community in the municipality of Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit of Greece. In 2021 its population was 318 for the community, which includes the village Kyriakaiika. It is situated 9 km west of Kilkis, 17 km east of Polykastro and 42 km north of Thessaloniki. The village has a primary school, a high school, a stadium and three churches. The protector saint is St. John the Baptist, and the village is named after him. There are an athletic club "A.C. Doxa Vaptisti" and a cultural one "Politistikos Syllogos Vaptisti".

Name

During the Ottoman period, the village was known as Haydarlı (Greek: Χαϊνταρλί).

Population

Before 1922, the village was inhabited by Turks and its name was Haydarlı (Aydarlı). Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Greeks from Eastern Thrace moved into Haydarlı. Turks followed the same route but towards the opposite direction.^{[citation needed]}

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