Menemeni

Menemeni
Μενεμένη
Menemeni Μενεμένη
	Menemeni Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 40°38′N22°57′E / 40.633°N 22.950°E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
• Municipal unit	7.989 km2 (3.085 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	14,297
• Municipal unit density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	GR-56122
Area code(s)	02310
Vehicle registration	Ν
Website	www.ampelokipi-menemeni.gr

Last updated February 28, 2024

Menemeni is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It neighbors Evosmos, Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki and Echedoros. Menemeni includes the quarters of Vosporos, Agios Nektarios, Dialogi and Lachanokipoi.

History

Soon after the 1912 release and the incorporation in the national trunk of the Greek territories of Macedonia, the Municipality of Thessaloniki was reorganized by the “official journal of the Hellenic Republic 98/5-5-1918) on 3 May 1918. The particular conditions that prevailed, the local peculiarities and the dynamics of developments determined so much the development of the Municipality of Thessaloniki that the communities slowly began to integrate. Between these also Menemeni, that was created by families of refugees from Menemen, Smyrna (modern Izmir) afterwards the Asia Minor destruction in 1922.

In 1926 Menemeni was extracted from the municipality of Thessaloniki along with the settlements of Charmankioi, Lebet (Stavroupoli), Efkarpia and Kara-Isin (Polichni) and they constituted the Community of Charmankioi, in which were added the settlements of Neos Koukloutzas aka Evosmos, Ampelokipoi, Nea Menemeni and Neo Kordelio. This community included itself once again in the Municipality of Thessalonika in 1929. Until 1934 the Municipality of Thessaloniki included almost entire the built-up urban group of city.

With the “official journal of the Hellenic Republic 23/34” in 1934, important realignments in the administrative limits of Municipality of Thessaloniki came into effect and new communities were created. Thus, the settlements of Menemeni, New Charmankioi, New Bosporus, New Menemeni constituted the Community of Menemeni. The communities of Eleftherio, Menemeni, Pylaia and Triandria were recognized as municipalities afterwards 1981, when population increased bigger than the limit of ten thousands of residents.

Transportation

Public transport in Menemeni is currently served only by buses (Route 20 Menemeni-Ermou). The bus company operating throughout the city is called Organismos Astikon Sygkoinonion Thessalonikis (OASTH).

An underground service is about to be launched near 2010 operating, at the beginning at least, mainly in the center of the Thessaloniki city. Further expansions on the west side are still under consideration for the "Thessaloniki Metro".

People

Stelios Kitsiou, footballer

Twinnings

Menemen, Turkey

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References

1 2 "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
↑ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

External links

Official website (in Greek)
Thessaloniki Port Authority
ΟΑΣΘ - Organisation of Urban Transport of Thessaloniki (Greek & English)

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[census21-1] 1 2 "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

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v t e Neighbourhoods of Thessaloniki
Municipality of Thessaloniki	Aristotelous Ano Poli Charilaou Depot Frangon Ksirokrini Ladadika Navarinou Port Saranta Ekklisies Toumba Triandria Vardaris (Hirsch)
Other Municipalities	Agios Pavlos Ampelokipoi Eleftherio-Kordelio Evosmos (Nea Politeia) Kalamaria (Finikas, Nea Aretsou) Konstantinopolitika Menemeni Neapoli Panorama Polichni Pylaia Sykies Stavroupoli Ilioupoli