Leptokarya (Pieria)

Leptokarya Λεπτοκαρυά (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Λεπτοκαρυάς)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Central Macedonia
Regional district	Pieria
local community	Dion-Olympus
Parish	Anatolikos Olymbos
status	Borough
Geographic coordinates	40 ° 4 ′  N , 22 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 4 ′  N , 22 ° 34 ′  E
Height above d. M.	30  m
surface	66.386 km²
Residents	3700 (2011)
Local division	1

Leptokarya ( Greek Λεπτοκαρυά ( f. Sg. )) Is a small town with 3700 inhabitants (2011) on the Thermaic Gulf . From an administrative point of view, it forms the urban district of the same name in the municipality of Dion-Olymbos in the Greek region of Central Macedonia . It was the administrative seat of the former municipality of Anatolikos Olymbos until 2010 until it was incorporated into Dion-Olymbos.

location

The urban area of ​​Leptokaryas lies between the Thermaic Gulf and the Aftokinitodromos 1, which runs about one kilometer to the west .

The 66.386 km² large city district extends in the west to the foothills of Mount Olympus and borders there on Karya in the municipality of Elassona in the Thessaly region . In the north, the municipality of Litochoro borders on the local community of Skotina in the south .

West of the A1 about 4.5 kilometers from the city center are Palea Leptokarya ('Old Leptokarya') at about 300 m altitude and a little south of it the archaeological excavation site of the ancient city of Leibethra .

traffic

Leptokarya is located directly on three main traffic routes running in a north-south direction. It is connected to Aftokinitodromos 1 via the Leptokarya junction immediately south of the city . National Road 1 and parallel to it the Piraeus – Thessaloniki railway run through the city . The station Leptokarya situated in the city center.

Administrative division

Leptokarya was recognized in 1918 as a rural municipality (Κοινότητα Λεπτοκαρυάς) of the Thessaloniki prefecture . By separating from the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Leptokarya came to the newly founded prefecture of Pieria in 1949 . After the municipal reform in 1997 , Leptokarya was merged with four other rural communities to form the municipality of Anatolikos Olymbos, with its administrative headquarters in Leptokarya. Since the administrative reform in 2010 and Leptokarya has the status of a city district.

Population development of Leptokarya

1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
1075	1112	1244	1668	1586	2275	2247	2874	3366	4225	3700

Others

Leptokarya has church significance through the Argos Zodhiates Bible Camp, which attracts Protestant Greeks from all over the world. The Synod of the Greek Evangelical Church also meets there .

The Geological-Historical Museum of Mount Olympus is located in the village .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 98 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
3. ↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). 2 (Τόμος Β, λ – ω), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 24.
4. ↑ Population development of Leptokarya 1913-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)
5. ↑ Welcome - Argos Zodhiates Bible Camp. Argos Zodhiates Bible Center, 2014, accessed August 2, 2017 . 

Web links

Wikivoyage: Leptokaria  - travel guide