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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloniki, Macedonian: Солун) — city in Aegean Macedonia and second largest city in the Republic of Greece, capital city on the outskirts of Central Macedonia. That is why it is also called "symbrotevusa" (Greek: "συμπρωτεύουσα"), which means "co-capital", i.e. that it shares status with Athens. The city is also known by other names such as Σαλονίκη in Greek, as ``Selânik in Turkish, as ``Salonica in Latin, as Thessalonica in Serbian. In Greece, this city represents one of the largest headquarters of industry, trade, culture and tourism. The population in the city area is 1,030,338 inhabitants (census 2001), and with the surrounding area 1,285,61, and it is located 200 kilometers south of the capital of Macedonia, Skopje.[6] The city of Thessaloniki has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Thessaloniki (Solun)
Θεσσαλονίκη (Солун) Salonica | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′25″N 22°56′08″E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Central Macedonia (Централна Македонија) |
Regional unit | Thessaloniki|Солун |
Founded | 315 BC (2339 years ago) |
Incorporated | Oct. 1912 (111 years ago) |
Municipalities | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council government |
• Mayor | Konstantinos Zervas (Independent) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 19.307 km2 (7.454 sq mi) |
• Urban | 111.703 km2 (43.129 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,285.61 km2 (496.38 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Municipality | 325,182 |
• Rank | 2nd urban, 2nd metro in Greece |
• Urban | 824,676[4] |
• Metro | 1,030,338[4] |
Demonym(s) | Thessalonian, Thessalonican |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal codes | 53xxx, 54xxx, 55xxx, 56xxx |
Telephone | 2310 |
Vehicle registration | NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx |
Patron saint | Saint Demetrius (26 October) |
Gross regional domestic product (PPP 2015) | €18.77 billion ($20.83 billion)[5] |
• Per capita | €16,900[5] |
Website | www.thessaloniki.gr |
The city of Thessaloniki (Solun) may be found on the coast of the Thermaic Gulf, which lies at the far north-west corner of the Aegean Sea. It is surrounded on the west by the delta of the Axios (Вардар), which also serves as its namesake. The municipality of Thessaloniki, which is considered the city's historical centre, had a population of 325,182 in 2011,ref name=census11/> whereas the Thessaloniki metropolitan area had a population of 1,030,338 in 2011. Census Number 11 Reference [4] Thessaloniki (Solun) is the second most important economic, industrial, commercial, and political centre in all of Greece. It is also a key transportation hub for Greece and the rest of southeastern Europe, particularly due to the Port of Thessaloniki. [7] Thessaloniki (Solun) served as the European Youth Capital in the year 2014. "Thessaloniki EYC" is the reference we use for this. {{cite web|url=http://www.thessaloniki.gr/portal/page/portal/Dioikitikes Ypiresies/Ypiresies Ekpaideusis Neolaias Athlitismou/DnsiNeolaias Athlitismou/Neol/Anakoinoseis/youth2014|title=Thessaloniki the European Youth Capital 2014|trans-title=Thessaloniki the Youth Capital of Europe 2014|publisher=Municipality of Thessaloniki|access-date=23 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113201234/http://www. Ypiresies/YpiresiesEkpaideusis a href="http://www.neolaiasathlitismou.com/Dnsi/Neol/Anakoinoseis/youth2014%7Carchive-date=13 January 2012|df=dmy-all">a href="http://www.neolaiasathlitismou.com/Dnsi/Neol/Anakoinoseis/youth