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Thessaloniki

NameThessaloniki
Name localΘεσσαλονίκη
PeriphCentral Macedonia
PrefecThessaloniki
Districts16
PartyND
Since1 January 1999
Elevation (m)in0
Elevation (m)ax20
Population363987
Population as of2001
Area17.832
Population Urban773180
Area urban96.640
Population Metro995766
Metro Area1089.608 sq km (420.6 sq mi)
Geocode40�38' 22�57'
Postal code53x xx, 54x xx, 55x xx, 56x xx
Area code231x
LicenceΝ
MayorVassilios Papageorgopoulos

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Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987, its Urban Area 800,764 and the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Thessaloniki has an estimated 995,766 residents (2004).

Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and its southeast European hinterland. The city hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.

Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.


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A Greek mission on the Easter Island for the complete sun eclipse - Greek Reporter (blog) Tweet this news
Greek Reporter (blog)---...- as the temperature of the sun crown” Giannis Siradakis, professor of physics at Aristotle University of -Thessaloniki- and head of the mission stated. ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:44:12 GMT+00:00
Pension reforms voted into law despite protests - Kathimerini Tweet this news
Kathimerini--Protesters in -Thessaloniki- carry a banner on Thursday saying: 'Rise up! Don't let the people go bankrupt.' Thousands of demonstrators joined protests ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:02:10 GMT+00:00
Hellenic News of America - Hellenic News of America Tweet this news
Hellenic News of America--With express agreements between both the cities and ports of -Thessaloniki- -- "The Gateway to the Baltics and Europe" -- and the key US ports if Philadelphia ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:31:08 GMT+00:00
As cuts bite, Greece tested by dissent - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--Peaceful protest marches were held in Athens and the northern city of -Thessaloniki-, but participation was relatively low. "We will insist in this protest ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:41 GMT+00:00
Aris Thessaloniki's Adu eyeing Brazil 2014 - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Aris -Thessaloniki- loanee Freddy Adu is already looking forward to the World Cup in Brazil in four years time. The 21-year old, who is on loan with the Greek ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:16:25 GMT+00:00
Greek financial crisis hits fest - Variety Tweet this news
Variety--Prize purses at the -Thessaloniki- Film Festival are to be halved as the Greek financial crisis begins to hit publicly funded events. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:12:47 GMT+00:00
Strike in Greece changes route of six international trains - Focus News Tweet this news
Focus News--Sofia/-Thessaloniki-/Athens. Due to the 24-hour strike in Greece the route of the international trains between Bulgaria and Greece will be changed on Thursday ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:29:29 GMT+00:00
A Self-organised Restaurant in Thessaloniki, Greece - Infoshop News Tweet this news
Infoshop News--From June 7th, the restaurant Barthelonika in the centre of -Thessaloniki- is working in a self-organised manner, run by its workers. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:20:57 GMT+00:00
Greek Property Prices Drop, Commercial Property Vacancies Rise - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Prices fell 5.4 percent in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, and 9.8 percent in -Thessaloniki-, Greece's second-biggest city, according to ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:56:26 GMT+00:00
NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed By Greece's METALPATHS - July 8, 2010 - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--Andrew Koran of Metalpaths conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Loomis of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE when the band played in -Thessaloniki-, ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:46:24 GMT+00:00

Year Municipality population Metro population
1981 406,413 -
1991 383,967 -
2001 363,987 1,057,825

Year Total Population Jewish Population Jewish Percentage Source
1842 70,000 36,000 51% Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer
1870 90,000 50,000 56% Greek schoolbook (G.K. Moraitopoulos, 1882)
1882/84 85,000 48,000 56% Ottoman government census
1902 126,000 62,000 49% Ottoman government census
1913 157,889 61,439 39% Greek government census
1917 271,157 52,000 19% J. Nehama, Histoire des Israélites de Salonique, t. VI-VII, Thessalonique 1978, p. 765 (via Greek Wikipedia): the population was inflated because of refugees from the First World War
1943 50,000
2000 363,987 1,000 0.27% (post-Holocaust)

Year Total Population Jewish Population Turkish (Muslim) Population Greek Population Bulgarian Population Roma Population Other groups
1890 118,000 55,000 26,000 16,000 10,000 2,500 8,500
around 1913 157,889 61,439 45,889 39,956 6,263 2,721 1,621

Club Founded
Iraklis 1908
Aris 1914
Ch.A.N.Th. 1921
V.A.O. 1926
M.E.N.T. 1926
P.A.O.K. 1926
Apollon 1926
Makedonikos 1928
Agrotikos Asteras 1932



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