Eleftherio-Kordelio

Eleftherio-Kordelio (Greek: Ελευθέριο-Κορδελιό, Elefthério-Kordelió) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kordelio-Evosmos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It gained its present form in 1982, after the union of the then municipalities of Eleftheria and Neo Kordelio. They were formed in 1924 by Greek refugees from the town of Kordelio on the west coast of Asia Minor.[3] In the Ottoman Empire the region and the small village that stood in the same area was known as Harman koy (Turkish: threshing place).

Eleftherio-Kordelio

Ελευθέριο-Κορδελιό
St George church
Eleftherio-Kordelio
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°54′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityKordelio-Evosmos
 • Municipal unit3.431 km2 (1.325 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
27,067
 • Municipal unit density7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Eleftherio-Kordelio covers an area of 3.431 km²[4] with 27,067 inhabitants in 2011. In this region is located the Railway Museum of Thessaloniki.[5]

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "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.
  5. Railway Museum of Thessaloniki web site
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