Kolindros
Kolindros (Greek: Κολινδρός) is a town and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, in Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 124.639 km2, the community 47.856 km2.[3] In 2021, the municipal unit had a population of 2,914 residents. The community of Kolindros, consisting of the settlement of Kolindros and that of Paliampela, has a population of 2,255 residents.[1]
Kolindros
Κολινδρός | |
|---|---|
Kolindros Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 22°29′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pieria |
| Municipality | Pydna-Kolindros |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 124.639 km2 (48.123 sq mi) |
| • Community | 47.856 km2 (18.477 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,914 |
| • Municipal unit density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,255 |
| • Community density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
Notable people
International relations
Kolindros is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, alongside with:[4]
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
- Hepstedt, Germany
- Ibănești, Romania
- Kandava, Latvia
- Kannus, Finland
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- Moravče, Slovenia
- Næstved, Denmark
- Nagycenk, Hungary
- Nadur, Malta
- Ockelbo, Sweden
- Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
- Põlva, Estonia
- Samuel (Soure), Portugal
- Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
- Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Tisno, Croatia
- Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
See also
References
- "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.
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (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.
- "Charter members". europeancharter.eu. Charter of European Rural Communities. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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