Gefyra, Thessaloniki

Gefyra
Γέφυρα
Gefyra
Coordinates: 40°43.9′N 22°41.6′E / 40.7317°N 22.6933°E / 40.7317; 22.6933Coordinates: 40°43.9′N 22°41.6′E / 40.7317°N 22.6933°E / 40.7317; 22.6933
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Municipality Chalkidona
Municipal unit Agios Athanasios
Elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Community[1]
 • Population 3,059 (2011)
 • Area (km2) 29.836
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 570 11
Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Gefyra (Greek: Γέφυρα) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 3,059 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Gefyra covers an area of 29.836 km2.[3]

History

The village is the site of the surrender of the Ottoman garrison of Thessaloniki under Hasan Tahsin Pasha to the Greek army under Crown Prince Constantine during the First Balkan War (1912). The villa where the surrender took place now houses the Balkan Wars Museum.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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