Kileler
Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, romanized: Kilelér, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.
Kileler
Κιλελέρ | |
|---|---|
Kileler Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′N 22°38′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 976.3 km2 (377.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 147.35 km2 (56.89 sq mi) |
| • Community | 34.478 km2 (13.312 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 18,070 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 1,719 |
| • Municipal unit density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Community | 443 |
| • Community density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
Transport
The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line
Municipality
The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
- Armenio
- Kileler
- Krannonas
- Nikaia
- Platykampos
The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km2, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km2, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km2.[4]
References
Further reading:
- Population Exchange in Macedonia: The Rural Settlement of Refugees, 1922 - 1930 by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006)
- Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44, by Mark Mazower (Yale Nota Bene, 2001).
- "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- EETAA local government changes, Kileler
- "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "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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