Serres prefecture is rich in history and have pointed out many important persons. The chieftain of the Revolution of 1821, named Emmanuel Papas, the hero of the Macedonian War Captain Mitrousis, and many others, were and will be great examples for the younger.

     Konstantinos Karamanlis, laid the foundations of democracy in the post-dictatorship era, and with his initiatives, Greece became the 10th member of the European Union.