Thessaloniki

Summary

Thessaloniki is a big city^[1]. Thessaloniki ranks in the top 3% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,114 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thessaloniki received the Erasmus Destination of the Year^[3].
• Thessaloniki is located in Thessaloniki Municipality^[4].
• Thessaloniki is in the country of Greece^[5].
• Thessaloniki is on the body of water Thermaic Gulf^[6].
• Thessaloniki's head of government is recorded as Stelios Aggeloudis^[7].
• Thessaloniki's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Thessaloniki's instance of is recorded as port city^[9].
• Thessaloniki's official language is recorded as Greek^[10].
• Thessaloniki's shares border with is recorded as Thermaic Gulf^[11].
• Thessaloniki's shares border with is recorded as Triandria^[12].
• Thessaloniki's shares border with is recorded as Kalamaria^[13].
• Thessalonike of Macedon is named after Thessaloniki^[14].
• Thessaloniki's flag is recorded as flag of Thessaloniki^[15].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alexandria^[16].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durrës^[17].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Korçë^[18].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as City of Melbourne^[19].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plovdiv^[20].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nice^[21].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[22].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cologne^[23].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leipzig^[24].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco^[25].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hartford^[26].
• Thessaloniki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolkata^[27].

Body

Geography

Thessaloniki is in the country of Greece^[5]. Thessaloniki is located in Thessaloniki Municipality^[4]. Thessaloniki is on the body of water Thermaic Gulf^[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[8] and port city^[9].

History and Context

315 BC marks the founding of Thessaloniki^[28]. Thessalonike of Macedon is named after Thessaloniki^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thessaloniki include Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia"^[29], an international airport^[30], in Greece^[31], founded in 1948^[32]; Thessaloniki Regional Unit^[33], a regional unit of Greece^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 2011^[36]; Port of Thessaloniki^[37], a seaport^[38], in Greece^[39], founded in 1900^[40]; Thessaloniki railway station^[41], a last station^[42], in Greece^[43], founded in 1961^[44]; Metropolis of Thessaloniki^[45], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy^[46], in Greece^[47]; Thessaloniki Municipality^[48], a municipality of Greece^[49], in Greece^[50], founded in 1869^[51]; and Banque de Salonique^[52], a bank^[53], in Ottoman Empire^[54], founded in 1886^[55].

Why It Matters

Thessaloniki ranks in the top 3% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,114 views/month).^[2] Thessaloniki has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Thessaloniki is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Thessaloniki include Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia"^[29], an international airport^[30], in Greece^[31], founded in 1948^[32]; Thessaloniki Regional Unit^[33], a regional unit of Greece^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 2011^[36]; Port of Thessaloniki^[37], a seaport^[38], in Greece^[39], founded in 1900^[40]; Thessaloniki railway station^[41], a last station^[42], in Greece^[43], founded in 1961^[44]; Metropolis of Thessaloniki^[45], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy^[46], in Greece^[47]; and Thessaloniki Municipality^[48], a municipality of Greece^[49], in Greece^[50], founded in 1869^[51].

FAQs

What awards did Thessaloniki receive?

Honors received include Erasmus Destination of the Year^[3].