Infobox Greek Dimos name Arnaia name local image map Dimos arnaias.png map caption Location within the peripheral unit periph Central Macedonia periphunit Chalkidiki municipality Aristotelis municipality Aristotelis pop municunit 6183 population as of 2001 area municunit 470.933 elevation lat deg 40 lat min 29 lon deg 23 lon min 36 postal code 631 00 area code 23710 licence mayor website image skyline Arnea Chalcidice Street.jpg caption skyline Street in Arnaia city flag city seal districts party since elevation min elevation max Arnaia lang el is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki , Greece . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aristotelis municipality Aristotelis , of which it is a municipal unit. ref name Kallikratis http www.kedke.gr uploads2010 FEKB129211082010 kallikratis.pdf Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior el icon ref Population 6,183 2001 . Subdivisions Subdivisions of the municipal unit population in 2001 between square brackets Arnaia 2,253 Varvara 712 Neochori 852 Palaiochori, Chalkidiki Palaiochori 1,507 Stanos 859 References reflist Aristotelis div Category Populated places in Chalkidiki CentralMacedonia geo stub ar de Arnea Gemeinde el it Arnaia nl Arnaia ro Arnaia ... more details
Infobox Province GR name Arnaia name greek prefecture Chalkidiki capital image map Arnaia Province was one of the two provinces of Chalkidiki Prefecture of Greece. References reflist http el.wikipedia.org wiki Prefectures and provinces of Greece Coord missing Greece Category Provinces of Greece Greece geo stub ... more details
Infobox Province GR name Chalkidiki name greek prefecture Chalkidiki capital image map Chalkidiki Province was one of the provinces of Greece , it was one of two in Chalkidiki Prefecture , the other being Arnaia Province . References http el.wikipedia.org wiki Prefectures and provinces of Greece greece geo stub coord missing Greece Category Provinces of Greece ... more details
Palaiochori Greek meaning old town may refer to several places in Greece Palaiochori, Arcadia , a village in Arcadia, part of the municipality Leonidio Palaiochori, Chalkidiki , a village in Chalkidiki, part of the municipality Arnaia Palaiochori, Elis , a village in Elis, part of the municipality Gastouni Palaiochori, Evrytania , a village in Evrytania, part of the municipality Fragkista Palaiochori, Grevena , a village in the Grevena regional unit, part of the municipality Ventzio Palaiochori Botsari , a village in the Ioannina regional unit, part of the municipality Derviziana Palaiochori Sirakou , a village in the Ioannina regional unit, part of the municipality Tzoumerka Palaiochori, Athamanes , a village in the Karditsa regional unit, part of the municipality of Athamanes, Karditsa Athamanes Palaiochori, Pamisos , a village in the Karditsa regional unit, part of the municipality Pamisos Palaiochori, Kavala , a village in the Kavala regional unit, part of the municipality Pangaio Palaiochori, Lesbos , a village on Lesbos Island, part of the municipality Plomari Palaiochori Dorieon , a village in Phthiotis, part of the municipality Amfikleia Palaiochori Tymfristou , a village in Phthiotis, part of the municipality Spercheiada Palaiochori, Thesprotia , a village in Thesprotia, part of the municipality Filiates Palaiochori, Trikala , a village in the Trikala regional unit, part of the municipality Kleinos geodis bg el ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Aristotelis name local image map 2011 Dimos Aristoteli.png periph Central Macedonia periphunit Chalkidiki pop municipality 18861 area municipality 739.9 population as of 2001 elevation lat deg 40 lat min 24 lon deg 23 lon min 53 postal code area code licence mayor website image skyline caption skyline party since Aristotelis lang el is a municipality in the Chalkidiki peripheral unit, Central Macedonia , Greece . The seat of the municipality is the town Ierissos . ref name Kallikratis http www.kedke.gr uploads2010 FEKB129211082010 kallikratis.pdf Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior el icon ref The municipality is named after the ancient philosopher Aristotle , whose birthplace, Stageira , lies within its bounds. Municipality The municipality Aristotelis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units ref name Kallikratis Arnaia Panagia, Chalkidiki Panagia Stagira Akanthos References references Kallikratis Central Macedonia Aristotelis div Category Municipalities of Central Macedonia Category Populated places in Chalkidiki Greece geo stub bg el it Aristotelis nl Aristotelis pl Aristotelis ... more details
Unsourced image removed Image palaiochori.jpg thumb right Location of Palaiochori in Chalkidiki Palaiochori lang el , old form Palaiochorion is a village in Chalkidiki , Greece , part of the municipality Arnaia . It is situated between the villages Neochori 3 km, E , Megali Panagia 7 km, N and Arnaia 5 km, W . History Neposi Castle 5th century Unsourced image removed Image neposi1.jpg Neposi Castle thumb KK Ribas asterios Ribas asterios Unsourced image removed Image neposi.jpg Neposi Castle thumb KK Ribas asterios Ribas asterios The village is mentioned in a text from 1320 and 1441 Actes de Xeropotamou, Archives de L Athos III, ed. J. Bompaire. Paris 1964 . From 1478 to 1568 the population increased from c. 24 to c. 100 families. In 1793 the French ambassador in Thessaloniki Esprit Marie Cousin ry visited Palaiochori as is documented in 3 pages of Voyage dans la Mac donie ISBN 1421208806 . In the Greek war of independence the village was destroyed by the Turks. In the civil war the village was destroyed 14 August 1948 by the communist rebels. Churches Pammegiston Taxiarchon with wallpaintings , a copy of the icon Panagia Gorgoepikoos the original in the monastery Docheiariou in Athos and an icon from the 16th century of Taxiarchis Michail, near the church also is the statue of Ioakeim III Megaloprepis Agios Athanasios Athonitis church, festival 5 July each year Archangelos Michail church with a wallpainting Persons Unsourced image removed Image zorbas.jpg 200px thumb Giorgos Zorbas Most known probably is Giorgos Zorbas from Palaiochori who inspired the author Nikos Kazantzakis to write his work Zorba the Greek novel Alexis Zorbas . Giorgos Zorbas was born in Kolyndros in Pieria. See the book of G. Anapliotis . The true Zorbas and Nikos Kazantzakis . The Everton FC striker Apostolos Vellios stated in a recent webchat on www.evertonfc.tv that Chalkidiki Palaiochori is his hometown. A central street is nam ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Polygyros name local image map 2011 Dimos Polygyrou.png periph Central Macedonia periphunit Chalkidiki pop municipality 23152 area municipality 952.0 pop municunit 10721 area municunit 470.9 pop community 6232 population as of 2001 elevation 426 lat deg 40 lat min 22 lon deg 23 lon min 26 postal code 631 00 area code 23710 licence mayor Thom s Kapl nis website http www.poligiros.gr www.poligiros.gr image skyline Polygyros 290404.jpg caption skyline The City Hall city flag city seal districts party since elevation min elevation max Polygyros Greek languages Greek is a town and Communities and Municipalities of Greece municipality in Central Macedonia Central Macedonia, Greece . It is the capital of Chalkidiki . Geography Polygyros town pop. 5,040 at the 2001 census is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain Cholomontas . It is south of Greek National Road 16 Thessaloniki Arnaia . Polygyros is located SE of Thessaloniki , NE of Nea Moudania , NW of Sithonia and SW of Arnaia . The municipal unit the municipality before 2011 has a population of 10,721 inhabitants and a land area of 470.933 km . Other large villages in the municipal unit are Kal vai Polyg rou 1,136 , lynthos 1,131 , Taxi rchis 1,070 , and Vr stama 793 . Name There are different speculations about the origin of Polygyros name. Some claim that it comes from the combination of poly much and geros strong , because of the healthy climate. Others believe that the words poly and ieros sacred have given the present name, because of an ancient temple in the area. Also an old landowner, named Polyaros , offers a possible etymology. According to another possible etymology, the name derives from poly and gyros round , possible due to the town s amphitheatric position. ref Babiniotis, G. 1998 . Lexiko tis Neas Ellinikis Glossas. Kentro Lexikologias. Athina. ref Municipality The municipality Polygyros was formed at ... more details
Image Emmanouil Papas Serres, Greece.JPG thumb right 250px Statue of Emmanouel Pappas in Serres , Greece . Image EmmanouilPapas.JPG thumb 160px Statue of Emmanouel Pappas in Athens . Emmanouel Pappas lang el 1772 1821 , prominent member of Filiki Etaireia and leader of the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia region Macedonia was one of the most heroic figures of the Struggle. Born in Dovista , Serres Prefecture Serres , a village which is now named after him Emmanouil Pappas . Son to a priest, Pappas managed to excel in commerce and banking, not only in Macedonia, but also in Europe, establishing trading posts in Constantinople , Vienna and Budapest , despite the limited education he received. Being one of the inceptive members of Filiki Etaireia, after the outbreak of the War, he dedicated his fortune in order to organise and finance guerilla troops. In March, 1821, he tried to coordinate his actions in Eastern Macedonia, with Anastasios Karatasos , who had started the revolution in West, with a view to spread it through the entire region but their actions were not well synchronized, and had little success. The Revolution in Macedonia In Spring of 1821, he led 4.000 Macedonians Greek Macedonian fighters and landed to Chalkidiki , in Agion Oros , where on May 23 he started the Revolution, after all the leaders where grouped in the Koutloumousiou monastery . Quickly, the rise spread to Polygyros , Arnaia , Ormylia , Sithonia , and the area of Kalamaria . Pappas was then named Leader and Defender of Macedonia and divided his force in two parts, the first under his leadership, moved towards Apollonia, Thessaloniki Apollonia in order to intercept Ottoman forces moving from Constantinople and the second under Stavros Chapsas, through Arnaia and the mount Cholomon, reached Mikra, Thessaloniki Sedes outside Thessaloniki. After some impressive accomplishments in the beginning, where he managed to liberate the most part of the peninsula and even t ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image GR EO67t.png right 50px Greek National Road 67 File National Road 67, Greece Section Nea Kallikratia Thessaloniki 02.jpg right 300px The Greek National Road 67 short or common GR 67 or Thessaloniki Nea Moudania Motorway is a highway or route that links the city of Thessaloniki with Nea Moudania and southern Chalkidiki . Since the opening of the Thessaloniki Ring , the road has been upgraded into a four lane divided motorway in most of its length to Nea Kallikrateia and from then on it is a two lane highway with interchanges, terminating in Nea Moudania. The highway begins in Thessaloniki s southeast, at Konstantinos Karamanlis avenue in Kalamaria and is joint with Greek National Road 16 GR 16 for about 15 km. This part of the highway has been upgraded into a six lane motorway and passes through Thessaloniki s southeast suburbs, forming a vital arterial for the city. As it continues past the airport interchange, it becomes a four lane motorway, passing through the outer southeast suburbs of Thessaloniki. As it leaves the city, the motorway continues down the east coast of the Thermaic Gulf , passing coastal towns and finally terminating at the Nea Kallikratia interchange. A two lane highway then continues into Nea Moudania and from then on, roads feed access into the Kassandria and Sithonia peninsulas, as well as to Ierissos and Ouranopoli in Chalkidiki s southeast. Interchanges Joint with Greek National Road 16. Motorway with six lanes border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 11 bgcolor efefef Interchange number Interchange name Access to other places 1 Charilaou, Thessaloniki, Greece Charilaou 2 Kalamaria Thessaloniki Ring accesses to Egnatia Odos modern road A2 European route E90 E90 and Motorway 1 Greece A1 European route E75 E75 3 Finikas Thessaloniki , Greece Finikas 4 Mediterranean Cosmos 5 Macedonia International Airport and Thermi Galatista , Polygyros , Arnaia , Ierissos , Ouranopolis br Airport, Epanomi, Nea Michanion ... more details
Seat rowspan 3 Aristotelis municipality Aristotelis Arnaia rowspan 3 Ierissos Panagia, Chalkidiki ... of Chalkidiki Polygyros Province of Arnaia Note Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece ... more details
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