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 ...

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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 sev ...

. 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 ...

, 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 ...

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, betwee ...

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) {{Thessaly-geo-stub