Ampelokipoi ( el, Αμπελόκηποι, meaning vineyards) is a suburb of the
Thessaloniki Urban Area
The Thessaloniki metropolitan area or larger urban zone (LUZ) is the complete area covered and directly influenced by Thessaloniki. The metropolitan area traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings, w ...
and was a former municipality in the
regional unit of Thessaloniki,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of
Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
Ampelokipoi–Menemeni ( el, Αμπελόκηποι-Μενεμένη) is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Re ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The population was 37381 in 2011,
with a land area of 1.803 km².
Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.
Areas
Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.
Sport activities
The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for the Olympic Games of 2004.
Other
In the area is located also the
Zeitenlik
Zeitenlik (, sr-Cyrl, Зејтинлик) is an Allied military cemetery and World War I memorial park in Thessaloniki, the largest military cemetery in Greece. It contains the graves of circa 20,000 Serbian, French, British, Italian, Russian ...
WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.
See also
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Zeitenlik
Zeitenlik (, sr-Cyrl, Зејтинлик) is an Allied military cemetery and World War I memorial park in Thessaloniki, the largest military cemetery in Greece. It contains the graves of circa 20,000 Serbian, French, British, Italian, Russian ...
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)
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