What is Chalkida?
[[Image:Strandpromenade Chalkida.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The coastal road of Chalkida]] '''Chalkida''' (or Chalkis) is a [[Greece|Greek]] town. Its population is 55,264 inhabitants according to the 2001 census. Chalkida is located to the north of [[Athens]], on [[Euboea]] island. It is at the point where the [[Euboea]] is nearest to mainland [[Greece]]. At this point is the Eyripous narrow, a sea narrow, where there is a tidal phenomenon. ==History== During antiquity, Chalkida was an important town. Its people were [[Ionian]], an ancient Greek race. Chalkida had founded many colonies. Most of them were in south [[Italy]]. The [[Latin alphabet]] is an evolution of the ancient Chalkidian alphabet. During the [[Middle Ages]] Chalkida was an unimportant city. During the [[Lombardian]] knights' rule, Chalkida was developed again. Today Chalkida is an industrial town. {{coord|38|27|45|N|23|35|42|E|display=title}} {{Capitals of Greek prefectures}} [[Category:Cities in Greece]]