Nea Trapezounta, Pieria
This article is about the village in Pieria. For the village in Grevena, see Nea Trapezounta, Grevena.
| Nea Trapezounta Νέα Τραπεζούντα | |
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The cultural club of Nea Trapezounta | |
  Nea Trapezounta | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′N 22°31.5′E / 40.333°N 22.5250°ECoordinates: 40°20′N 22°31.5′E / 40.333°N 22.5250°E | |
| 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 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ↑ 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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