Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, IPA: [θesaloˈnici]), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the seicont-lairgest ceety in Greece an the caipital o the periphery o Central Macedonie. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "co-caipital", a reference tae its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reignin" ceety o the Byzantine Empire, alangside Constantinople.
Thessaloniki Θεσσαλονίκη | |
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 Thessaloniki | |
| Eik-name(s): The co-caipital, The Bride o the Thermaic Guwf | |
  Thessaloniki | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°54′E / 40.65°N 22.9°E | |
| Kintra |  Greece |
| Region |  Central Macedonie |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Founded | 315 BC (2339 years ago) |
| Incorporated | 1912 (Error: Need valid year, month, day years ago) |
| Municipalities | 7 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 111.703 km2 (43.129 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rank | 2nt urban, 2nt metro |
| • Urban | 790,824 |
| • Urban density | 7338.8/km2 (19,007/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,006,730 |
| • Metro density | 665.2/km2 (1,723/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Thessalonian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes | 53xxx, 54xxx, 55xxx, 56xxx |
| Telephone | 231-xxx-xxxx |
| Vehicle registration | NAx-xxxx tae NXx-xxxx |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Demetrius (26 October) |
| Gross metropolitan product (2009)[2] | €19.9 billion |
| • Per capita | €17,200 |
| Website | www.thessaloniki.gr |
Accordin tae the 2011 census the municipality o Thessaloniki haes a population o 322,240,[1] while the Thessaloniki Urban Aurie (the contiguous built up aurie formin the "Ceety o Thessaloniki") haes a population o 790,824;[1] makkin it the fift lairgest an maist populatit ceety in the Balkans an the seicont maist populatit ceety that is no a caipital. Furthermair, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Aurie extends ower an aurie o 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) an its population in 2011 reached a total o 1,006,730 inhabitants.[1]
Thessaloniki is Greece's seicont major economic, industrial, commercial an poleetical centre, an a major transportation hub for the rest o sootheastren Europe; its commercial port is an aa o great importance for Greece an its sootheast European hinterland. The ceety hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the Internaitional Thessaloniki Film Festival, an the lairgest bi-annual meetin o the Greek diaspora.[3]
Thessaloniki is hame tae numerous notable Byzantine monuments, includin the Paleochristian an Byzantine monuments o Thessalonika, a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid, as well as several Ottoman an Sephardic Jewish structurs.
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References
eedit- ↑ a b c d e "'Πίνακας 1: Προσωρινά αποτελέσματα του Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού της Ελλάδος'" (PDF). National Statistical Service of Greece: Ανακοίνωση προσωρινών αποτελεσμάτων Απογραφής Πληθυσμού 2011, 22 Ιουλίου 2011. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 25 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices at NUTS level 3". Eurostat. 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ↑ AIGES oHG, www.aiges.net. "SAE - Conventions". En.sae.gr. Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 5 Januar 2009.
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