Thessaloniki (municipality)
Municipality of Thessaloniki
Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης | |
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Settlement | |
 View of the city and the sea | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki (regional unit) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yiannis Boutaris |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.thessaloniki.gr/ |
Municipality of Thessaloniki is the second largest municipality by population in Greece after Athens. According to the 2011 Greek census, it has a population of 324,766 inhabitants.[2] The municipality includes the main area of the city of Thessaloniki, the historical centre ( including the majority of city's monuments[3] ) and the regions around it. Municipality of Thessaloniki owns one television channel (TV 100) and three radio stations (FM 100, FM 100,6 και FM 101).
History
The Municipality of Thessaloniki was founded in 1869, one year after the foundation of the Municipality of Istanbul.[4] The first mayor of the city was the Ottoman Suleiman Sundi.[5] Another notable mayor of the Ottoman era was Ahmed Hamdi Bey Galizade (1893-1895, 1901-1907, 1907-1908) while the last Muslim mayor was Osman Sait Bey (1912-1916, 1920-1922).[6] The first Greek mayor of Thessaloniki was Konstantinos Angelakis while the current mayor is Yiannis Boutaris, who is in office since 2010.[7]
Division
The Municipality is divided in six municipal districts; First which includes the historical centre of the city, the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair's, the University's regions etc, Second which includes suburbs such as Vardari and Xirokrini, Third (Eptapyrgio and Ano Poli) Fourth (Toumba), Fifth (Nea Elvetia, Charilaou, Analipsi etc) and the former municipality of Triandria.
Culture
The Municipality of Thessaloniki owns the management of several culture sites. The Municipal Art Gallery, the Municipal Theatre Aneton, the History Center of Thessaloniki (el), Vafopouleion (el), the Culture Centre of Western Thessaloniki, Alaca Imaret, Yeni Cami, Villa Petridi and also several local libraries are under the administration of the municipality.[8][9]
Other culture foundations within the municipality are the Archaeological Museum, the Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies, the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Photography, the Museum of Byzantine Culture etc.
Monuments
The Municipality of Thessaloniki includes within it's borders the majority of city's ancient, Byzantine, Ottoman and moderns landmarks and monuments. Some of them are the arch of Galerius and Rotunda, the Byzantine Bath of the Upper Town, the church if St Demetrios, the White tower, Villa Bianca, Ladadika, Alaca Imaret, OTE Tower etc.
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ "ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, Ελληνική Απογραφή 2011 - Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Monuments of Thessaloniki". City of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Mazower, Mark. Θεσσαλονίκη, πόλη των φαντασμάτων. Athens: Αλεξάνδρεια. p. 293. ISBN 960-221-354-X.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Repousi, Maria. "Ιστορία της πόλης της Θεσσαλονίκης, 1870-1920". Σελίδες Χρηστών Α.Π.Θ. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Liste of Turkish mayors of Thessaloniki" (PDF) (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Ο Δήμαρχος". Municipality of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Πολιτισμός". Municipality of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Arts and Culture". Retrieved 14 September 2015.