Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, IPA: [θesaloˈnici]), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the seicont-lairgest ceety in Greece an the caipital o the periphery o Central Macedonie. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "co-caipital", a reference tae its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reignin" ceety o the Byzantine Empire, alangside Constantinople.

Thessaloniki Θεσσαλονίκη
Ceety
Thessaloniki
Banner Official seal of Thessaloniki Seal
Eik-name(s):  The co-caipital, The Bride o the Thermaic Guwf
Thessaloniki
Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°54′E / 40.65°N 22.9°E / 40.65; 22.9
Kintra	Greece
Region	Central Macedonie
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Founded	315 BC (2339 years ago)
Incorporated	1912 (Error: Need valid year, month, day years ago)
Municipalities	7
Area
• Urban	111.703 km2 (43.129 sq mi)
• Metro	1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Rank	2nt urban, 2nt metro
• Urban [1]	790,824
• Urban density	7338.8/km2 (19,007/sq mi)
• Metro [1]	1,006,730
• Metro density	665.2/km2 (1,723/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Thessalonian
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	53xxx, 54xxx, 55xxx, 56xxx
Telephone	231-xxx-xxxx
Vehicle registration	NAx-xxxx tae NXx-xxxx
Patron saunt	Saunt Demetrius (26 October)
Gross metropolitan product (2009)[2]	€19.9 billion
• Per capita	€17,200
Website	www.thessaloniki.gr

Accordin tae the 2011 census the municipality o Thessaloniki haes a population o 322,240,^[1] while the Thessaloniki Urban Aurie (the contiguous built up aurie formin the "Ceety o Thessaloniki") haes a population o 790,824;^[1] makkin it the fift lairgest an maist populatit ceety in the Balkans an the seicont maist populatit ceety that is no a caipital. Furthermair, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Aurie extends ower an aurie o 1,455.62 km² (562.02 sq mi) an its population in 2011 reached a total o 1,006,730 inhabitants.^[1]

Thessaloniki is Greece's seicont major economic, industrial, commercial an poleetical centre, an a major transportation hub for the rest o sootheastren Europe; its commercial port is an aa o great importance for Greece an its sootheast European hinterland. The ceety hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the Internaitional Thessaloniki Film Festival, an the lairgest bi-annual meetin o the Greek diaspora.^[3]

Thessaloniki is hame tae numerous notable Byzantine monuments, includin the Paleochristian an Byzantine monuments o Thessalonika, a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid, as well as several Ottoman an Sephardic Jewish structurs.