Stageira Chalkidikis

Stagira (Greek: Στάγειρα, also: Στάγιρα - Stagira) is a Greek village lying on a plateau on the Chalcidice peninsula, at the foot of the Argirolofos hill.

The village stands approximately 18 kilometers southwest of the ruins of ancient Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle.

In Byzantine times, Stagira was called Siderokafsia (which means blast furnace).

The sultan's mint was located there in the 16th century and many ruins of furnaces can be found close to the village.

The historical central church of Stagira was built in 1814, a few years before the Greek War of Independence.