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Sesklo
Σέσκλο | |
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  Sesklo | |
| Coordinates: 39°21.3′N 22°50.1′E / 39.3550°N 22.8350°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Volos |
| Municipal unit | Aisonia |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 900 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 385 00 |
| Area code(s) | 24210 |
| Geographical range | Eastern Europe |
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| Period | Neolithic Greece |
| Dates | c. 6850 BC — c. 4400 BC |
| Type site | Sesklo |
| Major sites | Sesklo |
| Preceded by | Neolithic Greece |
| Followed by | Dimini culture, Starčevo–Kőrös–Criș culture |
Sesklo (Greek: Σέσκλο; Aromanian: Seshklu) is a village in Greece that is located near Volos, a city located within the municipality of Aisonia. The municipality is located within the regional unit of Magnesia that is located within the administrative region of Thessaly. During the prehistory of Southeastern Europe, Sesklo was a significant settlement of Neolithic Greece, before the advent of the Bronze Age and millennia before the Mycenaean period.
- ^ "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.