Gefyra, Thessaloniki

Gefyra
Γέφυρα
Gefyra

Coordinates: 40°43.9′N 22°41.6′E / 40.7317°N 22.6933°ECoordinates: 40°43.9′N 22°41.6′E / 40.7317°N 22.6933°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Thessaloniki
Municipality Chalkidona
Municipal unit Agios Athanasios
Highest elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 570 11
Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Gefyra (Greek: Γέφυρα) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, of which it was a municipal district.[1][2] The 2011 census recorded 3,059 inhabitants in the community.[3] The community of Gefyra covers an area of 29.836 km2.[2]

History

The village is the site of the surrender of the Ottoman garrison of Thessaloniki under Hasan Tahsin Pasha to the Greek army under Crown Prince Constantine during the First Balkan War (1912). The villa where the surrender took place now houses the Balkan Wars Museum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Πίνακας 3. Πραγματικός πληθυσμός, επιφάνεια και πυκνότητα του πληθυσμού, με διάκριση σε αστικές και αγροτικές περιοχές καθώς και σε πεδινές, ημιορεινές και ορεινές περιοχές. Μέσος σταθμικός των υψομέτρων. (in Greek). Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Hellenic Statistical Authority). Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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