Saranta Ekklisies

Summary

4Θ Ekklisies (Greek: Σαράντα Εκκλησιές "Forty Churches") is a neighbourhood in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located next to the Ano Poli.

It was created in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange by Greek refugees from the city of Saranta Ekklisies (currently known as Kırklareli) in Eastern Thrace.[1]

The central street was constructed in 1940. Beside the area there was the Jewish cemetery.

Streets edit

  • Kyriakidi Street
  • Teloglou Street
  • Vizyinou Street

People edit

References edit

  1. ^ ΜΥΛΩΝΑΣ, ΘΑΝΑΣΗΣ (25 Jun 2017). "Σαράντα Εκκλησιές: Το μπαλκόνι της Θεσσαλονίκης - Από προσφυγικός συνοικισμός, αστικό προάστιο". ThessNews.gr. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  • Σαράντα Εκκλησιές
  • Ο δρόμος είχε τη δική του ιστορία