Kileler ( el, Κιλελέρ, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - ''Kypseli''
EETAA local government changes
Kileler) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
in Greece
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. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and se ...
. The village became known for the Kileler incident The Kileler uprising occurred in Kileler, Thessaly, Kingdom of Greece, in March 1910, when local farmers engaged in mass protests against the extended privileges of landowners and the limitation of their own rights. The protest was brutally suppress ...
that occurred on March 6, 1910.
Transport
The village is served by Kypseli railway station
Kypseli railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Κυψέλης, Sidirodromikos Stathmos Kypseli) is a railway station in Kileler, Thessaly, Greece. Located northeast of Kileler. Opened on 22 April 1884 by the Thessaly Ra ...
, on the Larissa-Volos branch line
Municipality
The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[
*]Armenio
Armenio ( el, Αρμένιο) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler
Kileler ( el, Κιλελέρ, between 1919 and 1985 ...
*Kileler
*Krannonas
Krannonas ( el, Κραννώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler, of which it is a municipal unit. It is loca ...
*Nikaia
Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and se ...
*Platykampos
Platykampos ( el, Πλατύκαμπος) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler
Kileler ( el, Κιλελέρ, between 1 ...
The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km2, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km2, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km2.
References
Further reading:
''Population Exchange in Macedonia: The Rural Settlement of Refugees, 1922 - 1930''
by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006)
''Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44''
by Mark Mazower (Yale Nota Bene, 2001).
Municipalities of Thessaly
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
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