Thessaloniki
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Thessaloniki is a city located in the Thessaloniki Municipality in Greece [1]. The official language is Greek . As of 2021, the population was 310,000 people [2]. The city covers an area of 19.3 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 6 meters above sea level [3].
Key Facts
- Award received: Erasmus Destination of the Year[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Thessaloniki Municipality[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Thermaic Gulf[6]
- Head of government: Stelios Aggeloudis[7]
- Instance of: port city[8]
- Official language: Greek[9]
- Shares border with: Thermaic Gulf[10], Triandria[11], Kalamaria[12]
- Named after: Thessalonike of Macedon[13]
- Flag: flag of Thessaloniki[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Alexandria[15], Durrës[16], Korçë[17], City of Melbourne[18], Plovdiv[19], Nice[20], Marseille[21], Cologne[22], Leipzig[23], San Francisco[24], Hartford[25], Kolkata[26], Tel Aviv[27], Bologna[28]
- Postal code: 530–539[29], 54015–54655[30], 56404[31]
- Commons category: Thessaloniki[32]
- Licence plate code: MM[33], NA[34], NB[35], NE[36], NH[37], NI[38], NK[39], NM[40], NN[41], NO[42], NP[43], NT[44], NY[45], NX[46]
- Patron saint: Demetrius of Thessaloniki[47]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[48]
- Local dialing code: 231[49]
- Inception: 315 BC[50]
- Located in/on physical feature: Macedonia[51]
- Significant event: Siege of Thessalonica[52], Sack of Thessalonica[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Thessaloniki include Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia"[54], an international airport[55], in Greece[56], founded in 1948[57]; Thessaloniki Regional Unit[58], a regional unit of Greece[59], in Greece[60], founded in 2011[61]; Port of Thessaloniki[62], a seaport[63], in Greece[64], founded in 1900[65]; Thessaloniki railway station[66], a last station[67], in Greece[68], founded in 1961[69]; Metropolis of Thessaloniki[70], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[71], in Greece[72]; Thessaloniki Municipality[73], a municipality of Greece[74], in Greece[75], founded in 1869[76]; and Banque de Salonique[77], a bank[78], in Ottoman Empire[79], founded in 1886[80].
Why It Matters
Thessaloniki has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] Thessaloniki is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]
Entities named for Thessaloniki include Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia"[54], an international airport[55], in Greece[56], founded in 1948[57]; Thessaloniki Regional Unit[58], a regional unit of Greece[59], in Greece[60], founded in 2011[61]; Port of Thessaloniki[62], a seaport[63], in Greece[64], founded in 1900[65]; Thessaloniki railway station[66], a last station[67], in Greece[68], founded in 1961[69]; Metropolis of Thessaloniki[70], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[71], in Greece[72]; and Thessaloniki Municipality[73], a municipality of Greece[74], in Greece[75], founded in 1869[76].
FAQs
What awards did Thessaloniki receive?
Honors received include Erasmus Destination of the Year[3].