Karteres (Greek: Καρτερές) is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Lachanas, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 549 inhabitants in the community of Karteres.[1] The community of Karteres covers an area of 83.719 km.[3]
Karteres
Καρτερές | |
|---|---|
  Karteres | |
| Coordinates: 40°54.55′N 23°4.95′E / 40.90917°N 23.08250°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Lagkadas |
| Municipal unit | Lachanas |
| Area | |
| • Community | 83.719 km2 (32.324 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 549 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 570 17 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2394 |
| Vehicle registration | NA to NX |
The name Karteres or Karterai came up from its inhabitants were immigrants from Eastern Rumelia (Thracians) after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey events in 1923, also the name Karteres comes from the greek word Kartero (Καρτερώ, greek IPA /kaɾ.tɛˈɾɔ/) means that "I'm waiting" or ”I'm waiting for something unbearably", it's from the patience "the karteri" (το καρτέρι) of the inhabitants to come back to their ancestor's lands in Eastern Rumelia.
Administrative division
editThe community of Karteres consists of four separate settlements:[1]
- Dorkada (population 330 in 2021)
- Karteres (population 156)
- Mavrorrachi (population 20)
- Stefania (population 43)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
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