Nea Trapezounta, Pieria

This article is about the village in Pieria. For the village in Grevena, see Nea Trapezounta, Grevena.
Nea Trapezounta
Νέα Τραπεζούντα

The cultural club of Nea Trapezounta
Nea Trapezounta
Coordinates: 40°20′N 22°31.5′E / 40.333°N 22.5250°E / 40.333; 22.5250Coordinates: 40°20′N 22°31.5′E / 40.333°N 22.5250°E / 40.333; 22.5250
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pieria
Municipality Katerini
Municipal unit Korinos
Elevation 130 m (430 ft)
Community[1]
  Population 423 (2011)
  Area (km2) 6.547
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 601 00
Area code(s) +30-2351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration KNx-xxxx

Nea Trapezounta (Greek: Νέα Τραπεζούντα) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 423 residents in the village.[1] The community of Nea Trapezounta covers an area of 6.547 km2.[3]

History

The village was founded by Pontic Greek refugees from the Of valley in Turkey, and was named after Trabzon (Trapezounta in Greek). [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Anthi Revythiadou and Vasileios Spyropoulos (2009): "Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου" [Ophitic Pontic: A documentation project with special emphasis on the diachrony and synchrony of the dialect] "www.latsis-foundation.org" (PDF) (in Greek). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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