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Prefecture:	Thessaloniki (capital)
Province:	Thessaloniki (capital)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	40.636/40°38'18" N lat. 22.921/22°55'18" E long
Population: (1991)  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank	383.967
Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:	Thermaic Gulf 20 m (centre) about 100 m
Postal code:	54x xx 55x xx
Area/distance code:	11-30-2310 (030-2310)-20 thru 79
Municipal code:	2119
Car designation:	N (Thessaloniki)
3-letter abbreviation:	THE (Thessaloniki
Name of inhabitants:	Thessalonican or Salonican sing. s pl.
Address of administration:	70 Paparigopoulou St Thessaloniki 546 30

Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is also the capital of the Thessaloniki Prefecture and the capital of the EU region (or, synonymously, Greek periphery) of Central Macedonia. The city is also known variously as Selânik, Salonika or Salonica (Σαλονίκη, Солун, Solun, סלוניקה). It has a population of around 1,000,000, and lies in a bay of the Thermaic Gulf at the head of the Khalkidhikí peninsula. Its coordinates are 40°38′ N 22°58′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=40_38_N_22_58_E_). Seal of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Thessaloniki location in Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Greece, officaly called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. ... The region called Macedonia (or Makedonia) in Greece is a large section of the north-northwestern part of the country which collectivally with Thrace, is forming Northern Greece. ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... In European politics, a region is the layer of government directly below the national level. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational subdivisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Therma (Therme) was a town in ancient Mygdonia (which was later incorporated into Macedon), afterwards called Thessalonica, situated at the northeastern extremity of a great gulf of the Aegean Sea, called Thermaicus or Thermaeus sinus (the Thermaic Gulf) in Latin, after the town. ... Chalcidice or Khalkidhikí or Halkidiki (in Greek Χαλκιδική) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. ...

History

Ancient times

The city was founded around 315 BC by Cassander, the King of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and several other local villages. He named it after his wife Thessalonica, who was also the sister of Alexander the Great. She gained her name from her father, Philip II of Macedon, to commemorate her birth on the day of his gaining a victory (nike) over the Thessalians. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC - 310s BC - 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 320 BC 319 BC 318 BC 317 BC 316 BC - 315 BC - 314 BC 313 BC 312... Cassander (c. ... Macedon (aka. ... Therma (Therme) was a town in ancient Mygdonia (which was later incorporated into Macedon), afterwards called Thessalonica, situated at the northeastern extremity of a great gulf of the Aegean Sea, called Thermaicus or Thermaeus sinus (the Thermaic Gulf) in Latin, after the town. ... Bust of Alexander III in the British Museum. ... Philip II of Macedon (Macedonia) (382 BC - 336 BC), King of Macedon (ruled 359 BC - 336 BC), was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ...

After the fall of the kingdom of Macedon in 146 BC, Thessaloníki became part of the Roman Empire. It became an important trading centre on the Via Egnatia, a Roman road that connected Byzantium (later Constantinople, now Istanbul) with Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania). The city was made the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia, and was ruled by a praetor. It had a sizeable Jewish colony and was an early centre of Christianity. On his second missionary journey, St Paul preached in the city's synagogue, the chief synagogue of the Jews in that part of Macedonia, and laid the foundations of a church. Opposition against him from the Jews drove him from the city, and he fled to Veria. Macedon (aka. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC - 146 BC - 145 BC 144 BC... Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, as a military, commercial and political expedient, became adept at constructing roads; many long sections of them are ruler-straight, but it should not be thought that all of them were. ... Byzantium was the original name of the modern city of Istanbul. ... Map of Constantinople. ... This article is about the city. ... The Greek city of Epidamnos (Strabo Geography vi. ... Durrës (Photo by Marc Morell) Durrës (Albanian: Durrës or Durrësi) is the most ancient city of Albania and one of the most economically important as the biggest port city. ... Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. ... Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) or Saint Paul the Apostle (d. ... A synagogue (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Veria, also called Veroia, has a population of about 35,000. ...

The White Tower The Arch of Galerius

Thessaloníki acquired a patron saint, St. Demetrius, in 306 AD. He was the Roman proconsul of Greece under the anti-Christian emperor Maximian and was martyred at Sirmium in modern Serbia. His relics are still housed and venerated in Thessaloníki. I took this myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... I took this myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... I took this myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... I took this myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... Events July 25 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. ... For the Miocene ape, see Proconsul (genus) Under the Roman Empire a proconsul was a promagistrate filling the office of a consul. ... Maximian on a coin (295–296 AD) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (c. ... Sremska Mitrovica (Сремска Митровица) is a city located in the Vojvodina province of Serbia and Montenegro at 44. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ...

When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western segments ruled from Byzantium/Constantinople and Rome respectively, Thessaloníki came under the control of the eastern (later Byzantine) empire. Its importance was second only to Constantinople itself. After a revolt against the emperor Theodosius I in 390 against his new policies condemning homosexuality formed by Christianity, 7,000 - 15,000 of the citizens were massacred in the city's hippodrome in revenge - an act which earned Theodosius a temporary excommunication. The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Flavius Theodosius (Cauca [Coca-Segovia], Spain, January 11, 347 - Milan, January 17, 395), also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor. ... Events In response to the murder of his general Butheric, Theodosius I orders a massacre of the inhabitants of Thessalonica. ... Homosexuality may refer to: A sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love, and sexual desire exclusively or almost exclusively for members of the same sex or with the same gender identity (e. ... A Hippodrome (Gr. ... Excommunication is religious censure which is used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ...

Middle Ages

Repeated barbarian invasions after the fall of the Roman Empire left Macedonia depopulated, and Thessaloníki itself came under attack from Slavs in the 7th century. They failed to capture the city but a sizeable Slavic community nonetheless established itself there. Saint Cyril and his brother Methodius were born in Thessaloníki and the Byzantine Emperor Michael III, saying that "the inhabitants of Thessaloníki speak Slavonic quite well", encouraged them to visit the northern Slavic regions as missionaries; their adopted South Slavonic speech became the basis for the Old Church Slavonic language. In the 9th century, the Byzantines decided to move the market for Bulgarian goods from Constantinople to Thessaloníki. Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria invaded Thrace, defeated a Byzantine army and forced the empire to move the market back to Constantinople. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... ( 6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... See Saint Cyril (disambiguation) for other persons with this name. ... Saint Methodius was a bishop of Great Moravia (Moravia) (born Thessaloniki, Greece, 826; he died in the (unknown) capital of Great Moravia, April 6, 885). ... Michael III (839-867), the Drunkard, was grandson of Michael II, and succeeded his father Theophilus as Byzantine emperor when he was three years old in 842. ... Old Church Slavonic (also called Old Church Slavic or Old Bulgarian, incorrectly Old Slavic ) is the first literary Slavic language, developed from the Slavic dialect of Solun (Thessaloniki) by 9th century Byzantine missionaries, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius. ... ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The... The Republic of Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe. ... Tsar Simeon the Great (ruled 893-May 27, 927) was 27 when he took the throne of Bulgaria from his brother Vladimir, the son of Prince Boris, who was deposed and blinded by his own father after his attempt to return Bulgaria to paganism. ... Thrace is a historical and geographic area in south-east Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, north-eastern Greece, and European Turkey. ...

The city was occupied by the Saracens in 904 and by the Norman rulers of Sicily in 1185, with considerable destruction and loss of life on both occasions. It finally passed out of Byzantine hands for good in 1204, when Constantinople was captured by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Thessaloníki and its surrounding territory — the Kingdom of Thessalonica — became the largest fief of the Latin Empire, covering most of north and central Greece. It was given by the emperor Baldwin I to his rival Boniface of Montferrat but in 1224 it was seized by Michael Ducas, the Greek Despot of Epirus. The city was recovered by the Byzantine Empire in 1246, but, unable to hold it against the encroachments of the Ottoman Empire, the Byzantine Despot Andronikos Palaeologus was forced to sell it to Venice, who held it until it was captured by the Ottoman ruler Murad II in 1430. For the rugby club Saracens see Saracens (rugby club) The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... Events Accession of Sergius III Destruction of Changan, the capital of Tang Dynasty and the largest city in the ancient world. ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were Scandinavian invaders (especially Danish Vikings) who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Events April 25 - Genpei War - Sea Battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. ... Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204), originally designed to conquer Jerusalem by taking Egypt first, instead, in 1204, conquered the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. ... The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade. ... The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... Baldwin I (1172 - 1205), the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, as Baldwin IX count of Flanders and as Baldwin VI count of Hainaut, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the capture of the city of Constantinople and the conquest... Boniface of Montferrat (died 1207) was marquis of Montferrat and the leader of the Fourth Crusade. ... Events Foundation of the University of Naples Livonian Brothers of the Sword conquers Latgallians Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Holy See... The Despotate of Epirus was one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire, founded in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... Murad II Murad II (1404–February 3, 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 (except for a period from 1444 to 1446). ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan...

Thessaloníki, renamed Selânik, remained in Ottoman hands until 1912 and became one of the most important cities in the Empire, with a large port being built in 1901. The founder of modern Turkey, Kemal Atatürk, was born there in 1881, and the Young Turk movement was headquartered there in the early 20th century. The city was extremely multicultural; of its 130,000 inhabitants at the start of the century, around 60,000 were Sephardic Jews, whose ancestors had been expelled from Spain and Portugal after 1492. Some Romaniotes Jews were also present. The city's language of daily life was Ladino, a Jewish language derived from Spanish. (See Expulsion from Spain). The city's day off was Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. Turks, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians made up the bulk of the remainder of the population. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–November 10, 1938), Turkish revolutionist, soldier, and anti-imperialist statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. ... Events January - April January 16-24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. ... This article refers to the Turkish nationalist reform party. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... Categories: Judaism-related stubs | Ethnic groups | Jews ... This article deals with the Judaeo-Spanish language. ... Jewish languages: The oldest and most treasured books of the Jewish people have been the Torah and Tanakh (i. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... The Alhambra Decree was issued in 1492, by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, following the final triumph over the Moors after the fall of Granada. ... This article concerns the Sabbath in Christianity. ... The Bulgarians are a southern Slavic people generally associated with Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language. ...

Modern times

Thessaloníki was the main prize of the First Balkan War of 1912, in which it was successfully captured by Greece. In 1915, during World War I, a large Allied expeditionary force landed at Thessaloníki to use the city as the base for an offensive against pro-German Bulgaria. A pro-Allied temporary government headed by Eleftherios Venizelos was established there, against the will of the pro-neutral German King of Greece. The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils, Bulgaria suffering defeat at the... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos (Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) (August 23, 1864 - March 18, 1936) was probably the most significant politician of modern Greece. ...

The majority of the town was largely destroyed by a single fire in 1917 of unknown origin, probably an accident. Venizelos forbade the reconstruction of the town center until a full modern city plan was prepared. This was accomplished a few years later by the French architect and archeologist Ernest Hebrard. The Hebrard plan swept away the Oriental features of Thessaloníki and transformed it to a European style city. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Ernest Hébrard (1875-1933) was a French architect, archeologist and urban planner. ... The term the Orient literally refers simply to the rising of the sun, being derived from the Latin word oriens. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

One consequence of the fire saw close to half the city's Jewish population, their homes and livelihoods destroyed, emigrate. Many went to Palestine. Some stepped onto the Orient Express to Paris. Still others found their way to America. Their numbers were quickly replaced by refugees from another disaster a few years after the war, when huge numbers of ethnic Greeks were expelled from Turkey in 1922 following the Greco-Turkish War. The city expanded enormously as a result. It was nicknamed "The Refugee Capital" (I Protévoussa ton Prosfígon) and "Mother of the Poor" (Ftohomána), and even today the city's inhabitants and culture are distinctively Anatolian in character. The term Palestine may refer to: Palestine: A geographical region in the Middle East, centered on Jerusalem. ... Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... After the declaration of World War I, the Turks found the perfect opportunity to organize more effectively the massacres against ethnic minorities, so that they could finally transform their empire into a homogeneous nation-state. ... Anatolia ( Greek: ανατολή anatolē or anatolí, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of...

Thessaloníki fell to the forces of Nazi Germany in 1941 and remained under German occupation until 1944. The city suffered considerable damage from Allied bombing, and almost the entire Jewish population was exterminated by the Nazis. Barely a thousand Jews survived. However, Thessaloníki was rebuilt fairly quickly after the war. In 1978, it was badly damaged by an earthquake. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ...

Thessaloniki became the Cultural capital of Europe for 1997. The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...

The city has two universities — the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in Greece (founded 1926) and the University of Macedonia. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, named after the philosopher Aristotle, is the largest university of Greece. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Macedonia is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. ...

In 2004, the city hosted some of the football events of the 2004 Summer Olympics. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ...

Historical population

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Economy

Thessaloníki is a major port city and an industrial and commercial center. The city's industries produce refined oil, steel, petrochemicals, textiles, machinery, flour, cement, pharmaceuticals, and liquor. The city is also a major transportation hub for the whole of southeastern Europe, carrying trade to and from the newly capitalist countries of the region. Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuel. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... An ingredient used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made from grain or other starchy food sources. ... In the general sense, a cement (Latin caementum) is any material with adhesive properties. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... Spirits redirects here. ...

Communications

Radio

1055 Rock - 105.5 FM - http://www.1055rock.gr

Athlitiko Metropolis - 95.5 FM - http://www.metropolisfm.gr

Banana FM - 104.0 FM - http://www.bananafm.gr

City International -106.1 FM - http://www.cityinternational.gr

Cosmoradio - 95.1 FM - http://www.cosmoradio.gr

Ellinikos FM - 92.8 FM - http://www.ellinikosfm.gr

ERT 3 95.8 FM - public - 95.8 FM - http://www.ert3.gr

ERT 3 102 FM - public - 102.0 FM - http://www.ert3.gr

Eroticos FM - 94.8 FM - http://www.eroticosfm.gr

Extra Sport - 103.0 FM - http://www.extrasports.gr

Heart FM 93.1 - 93.1 FM - http://www.heartfm.gr

Laikos FM - 87.6 FM - http://www.laikos.fm

Mylos 88.5 FM - 88.5 FM - http://www.88miso.gr

Radio Thessaloniki - 94.5 FM - http://www.radiothessaloniki.gr

Rock Radio 104.7 - 104.7 FM - http://www.rockradio.gr

Safari FM - 107.1 FM - http://www.safari.gr

Star FM 97.1 - 97.1 FM - http://www.starfm.gr

Thessaloniki Radio Deejay - 89.0 FM - http://www.radiodj89.gr

Zoo Radio - 90.8 FM - http://www.zooradio.gr

Greece has well over 1,000 radio stations. ...

Television

• Best TV (local) featuring Best News
• ET3 - the division of ERT
• Makedonia TV

The following is a partial list of Greek language television channels which serves. ...

Transportation

Thessaloniki did not have a superhighway until the 1970s. Thessaloniki is accessed with GR-1/E75 for Athens, GR-4, GR-2, Via Egnatia/E90 and GR-12/E85 for Serres and Sofia. In the 1970s, the superhighway reached Thessaloniki and was the last sections of the GR-1 ever to be completed, another short section of the superhighway was also opened. In the 1980s, the 2-lane bypass of Thessaloniki began construction and was finally opened to traffic running from the west side up to the other side of Thessaloniki to its southeast approaching Thermi. In 2001, an overpass closed the bypass for a few days and tore down an overpass for lane expansions. The last superhighway expansion was at Via Egnatia northeast of Thessaloniki. The subway system which began in 2002 will serve Thessaloniki and its area. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... E85 is a type of alcohol fuel for automobiles. ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sporting teams

Basketball teams

• Aris

PAOK BC (http://www.paokbc.gr)

Football/Soccer teams

• Aris - founded in 1914 -- official website http://www.arisfc.gr/
• Iraklis - founded in 1908 -- official website http://www.iraklis-fc.gr/
• PAOK (Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton) - founded in 1926 -- official website http://www.paokfc.gr/

As of 2004, the above are the only three teams of Thessaloniki that have ever won a national title and also the only three that have played in European cups. Iraklis has also won the Balkan Cup in 1984-1985. They have been participating in the top Division of the Greek Championship since its introduction in 1959-1960, with only two exceptions (Iraklis in 1980-1981 and Aris in 1997-1998). Other teams from Thessaloniki that have played in the top Division are Apollon, Makedonikos, and Thermaikos. Aris F.C. Logo Aris FC is a Greek football club, part of the Aris sports club established in 1914, in the city of Thessaloniki. ... History PAOK is the historical continuation of the Hermes Athletic and Cultural Association from Constantinople established by Greek residents of the city in 1875. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Climate

The city experiences the Mediterranean climate. North of Thessaloniki experiences the Balkan climate which winters are common. A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles those of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Twinnings

(in chronological order)

• Hartford, Connecticut, since May 5, 1962
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria, since February 27, 1984
• Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, since March 19, 1984
• Limassol, Cyprus, since June 30, 1984
• Leipzig, Germany, since October 10, 1984
• Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, October 20, 1984
• Bratislava, Slovakia, April 23, 1986
• Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, since May 3, 1988
• Constance, Romania, July 5, 1988
• San Francisco, California, august 6, 1990
• Nice, France, March 20, 1992
• Alexandria, Egypt, July 12, 1993
• Tel Aviv, Israel, November 24, 1994

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Landmarks

• The White Tower of Thessaloniki (Lefkos Pyrgos), widely regarded as the symbol of the city.
• The Arch and Tomb of Galerius
• The Church of St. Demetrius and the extensive town walls of the Upper City (Ano Poli).
• OTE Tower, a beautiful TV Tower

The White Tower of Thessaloniki (in Greek, Lefkos Pyrgos or Λευκός Πύργος) is a monument on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the province of Macedonia in northern Greece. ... The Arch of Galerius (Greek: τόξο του Γαλερίου or Aψίδα του Γαλερίου) and the Tomb of Galerius (Τάφος του Γαλερίου) are neighbouring monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the province of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. ... OTE Tower is a beautiful looking TV Tower at Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Fernsehturm (TV tower) in Berlin, Germany A television tower or TV tower is tower equipped with antennas for broadcasting FM radio and television signals. ...

Museums

• Crypt of St Demetrios of Thessaloniki
• Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki (Museo Djudio de Salonik)
• Macedonian Museum of Modern Art of Thessaloniki
• Macedonia-Thrace Folklore and Ethnological Museum, housed in the G. Modiano Mansion
• Museum of Byzantine Culture
• Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
• Thessaloniki Cinema Museum
• Thessaloniki Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
• Thessaloniki Sport Museum
• Water Museum of Thessaloniki
• White Tower of Thessaloniki, museum and monument

This Judaism-related article is in need of attention. ... The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki was built in 1962 and it was largely restored in 1980, 2001 and 2004. ... The White Tower of Thessaloniki (in Greek, Lefkos Pyrgos or Λευκός Πύργος) is a monument on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the province of Macedonia in northern Greece. ...

Archaeological sites

• Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, Archaic cemetery
• The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki
• Monastery of Latomos at Thessaloniki

Monuments

• The Arch and Tomb of Galerius

The Arch of Galerius (Greek: τόξο του Γαλερίου or Aψίδα του Γαλερίου) and the Tomb of Galerius (Τάφος του Γαλερίου) are neighbouring monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the province of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. ...

Other

Thessaloniki has schools, lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Thessaloniki (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Thessaloniki&country=GR)
• Thessaloniki guide (http://www.travel-to-thessaloniki.com/)
• www.saloniki.org Thessaloniki (http://www.saloniki.org)
• Athens 2004: Thessaloniki Olympic City (http://www.athens2004.com/en/Thessaloniki)