Serres

Article summary

Serres ( ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is the capital of the Serres regional unit and the second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The city is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about , some northeast of the Strymon river and north-east of Thessaloniki. Serres' official municipal population was 70,703 in 2021. The city is home to the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ( ) and the Serres Campus of the International Hellenic University (former "Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia"), composed of the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Economics and Management, and the Department of Interior Architecture and Design. The head of the Faculty of Engineering of the International Hellenic University is located in Serres.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1907-03-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1735 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 6,200 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. population: 28,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. population: 42,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1907-03-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1735". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "6,200 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the population is "28,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the population is "42,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378372112