Thessaloniki Prefecture
Thessaloniki (
Greek:
Θεσσαλονίκη) is a
nomos (
prefecture) in
Greece, containing
Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. The prefecture is the second in Greece in population and the largest in Macedonia as well as northern Greece.
The prefecture stretches from the
Thermian Gulf to the
Strymon Gulf. The Thermian Gulf is to the southwest while the Strymon Gulf is in the east. Two bodies of water stretch to the north, the
Lagkada Lagoon in the heart of the prefecture and
Lake Volvi to the east. The mountains are in the central and the northern parts, farmlands are in the western and the southwestern part and few to the northeast, the northern portion and along the
Axios valley. The mountains include the
Chortiatis to the westcentral part, the
Vertiskos to the north and parts of the
Kerdylio mountains to the northeast. The prefectures is bounded with the
Imathia prefecture to the southwest,
Pella to the west,
Kilkis to the north,
Serres to the east and
Chalkidiki to the south
The Thessaloniki Prefecture was created when Thessaloniki joined with the rest of Greece during the
First Balkan War in
1913. The area then was the largest in Greece covering about 7% of all of Greece.
Pella split in
1930,
Kilkis prefecture split in
1937 and after the war in
1947,
Imathia and
Pieria split from the Thessaloniki prefecture. It did not affect the population rank and remained first in Macedonia, Central Macedonia and northern Greece.
Its climate includes hot Mediterranean summers and cool to mild winters in low lying areas and its plains. Winter is very common in areas 500 m above sea level and into the mountains.
Roads and Highways
The area is connected by roads and highways
*
Greece Interstate 1/
E75 (superhighway), SW, W, NW
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Greece Interstate 2/
E90 (partially superhighway), NW, Cen., E
*
Greece Interstate 4/
E90, the
Via Egnatia, Cen., SW
*
Greece Interstate 12 (superhighway), NW
*
Greece Interstate 18, SW
*Thessaloniki Bypass
Other
*Transit System (Thessaloniki)
*Future Thessaloniki Subway System
Most of the stations are in the city. Here are list of stations outside the city:
*
Thermi TV - Thermi
Basketball teams
*Aris
*Iraklis
*PAOK
Football/Soccer teams
*
Aris*
Iraklis*
PAOKSee also:
List of settlements in the Thessaloniki prefecture
