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==History==
==History==


Chalkiades has two settlements, Ano Chalkiades which the population originated from the refugees of [[Dela]] (now [[Tilkoy]]) in historic [[Cappadocia]] during the [[Greco-Turkish War]] and Kato Chalkiades which came from other inhabitants. The origin of the name comes from the large iron.
Chalkiades has two settlements, Ano Chalkiades whose population originated from the refugees of Dela (now [[Tilkoy]]) in historic [[Cappadocia]] during the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)|Greco-Turkish War]], and Kato Chalkiades which came from other inhabitants. The origin of the name comes from the large iron.


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Revision as of 22:12, 18 January 2011

Chalkiades
Χαλκιάδες
Settlement
Map
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
MunicipalityPolydamantas
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Rural
652
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΙ

Chalkiades (Greek: Χαλκιάδες) is a village in the south of the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Polydamantas Its 2001 population was 652. Chalkiades is located south of Larissa, west of Volos, north of Lamia and Farsala and southeast of Palamas and Karditsa.

Population

Year Population
1981 674
1991 590
2001 660

Geography

Chalkiades is situated in the Pineios Valley in which farmlands surround the area.

History

Chalkiades has two settlements, Ano Chalkiades whose population originated from the refugees of Dela (now Tilkoy) in historic Cappadocia during the Greco-Turkish War, and Kato Chalkiades which came from other inhabitants. The origin of the name comes from the large iron.

References

This article is partly translated from an article at the Greek Wikipedia (Main page)

References

  1. ^ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.