Kileler

Summary

Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, romanizedKilelér, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.

Kileler
Κιλελέρ
Kileler is located in Greece
Kileler
Kileler
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°30′N 22°38′E / 39.500°N 22.633°E / 39.500; 22.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
Area
 • Municipality976.3 km2 (377.0 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit147.35 km2 (56.89 sq mi)
 • Community34.478 km2 (13.312 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality18,070
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
1,719
 • Municipal unit density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Community
443
 • Community density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΙ

Transport edit

The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line

Municipality edit

The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km2, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km2, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km2.[4]

References edit

Further reading:

  • Population Exchange in Macedonia: The Rural Settlement of Refugees, 1922 - 1930 by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006)
  • Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44, by Mark Mazower (Yale Nota Bene, 2001).
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ EETAA local government changes, Kileler
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.