Asvestochori, Thessaloniki

Asvestochori
Ασβεστοχώρι
Asvestochori
Coordinates: 40°38.5′N 23°1.5′E / 40.6417°N 23.0250°E / 40.6417; 23.0250Coordinates: 40°38.5′N 23°1.5′E / 40.6417°N 23.0250°E / 40.6417; 23.0250
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis
Municipal unit Chortiatis
Elevation 460 m (1,510 ft)
Community[1]
 • Population 6,393 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 34.344
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 570 10
Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Asvestochori (Greek: Ασβεστοχώρι) is a small town and a community of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chortiatis, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 6,393 inhabitants in the community. The community of Asvestochori covers an area of 34.344 km2.[3]

Under the Turkish rule name of the town was called Kireç (lit. lime). It is reported that during the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey a guest house that can accommodate 5000 immigrants was built by Red Crescent in Kireç.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ Emgili, Fahriye, Yunanistan'dan Mersin'e Köklerinden Koparılmış Hayatlar, Bilge Kültür Sanat Pub., 1st edition, Istanbul 2011, ISBN 978-605-5506-63-6 p.67 (in Turkish)
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