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.
Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.
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.
In the area is located also the Zeitenlik WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.