Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki Explained

Ampelokipoi
Name Local:Αμπελόκηποι
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Central Macedonia
Periphunit:Thessaloniki
Pop Municunit:35846
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:1.803
Coordinates:40.65°N 77°W
Postal Code:561 21, 561 23
Area Code:+30231
Licence:Ν
Website:www.ampelokipoi.gr
Caption Skyline:St Panteleimon church in Ampelokipoi
Elevation:5

Ampelokipoi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αμπελόκηποι, meaning vineyards) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area (not to be confused with the Athenian neighborhood-suburb with the same name and other areas throughout Greece) and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The population was 35,846 in 2021, with a land area of 1.803 km².[2] Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.

Areas

Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.

Sport activities

The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for the Olympic Games of 2004.

Other

In the area is located also the Zeitenlik WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.

See also

References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .

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