Stavroupoli
Σταυρούπολη
View of Pavlos Melas football field and the town hall
View of Pavlos Melas football field and the town hall
Stavroupoli is located in Greece
Stavroupoli
Stavroupoli
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°56′E / 40.667°N 22.933°E / 40.667; 22.933
CountryGreece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityPavlos Melas
 • Municipal unit3.175 km2 (1.226 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
46,008
 • Municipal unit density14,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
564 xx
Area code(s)2310
Vehicle registrationN
Websitewww.pavlosmelas.gr

Stavroupoli (Greek: Σταυρούπολη, literally city of the Cross) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Pavlos Melas Municipality, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 46,008. The municipal unit has an area of 3.175 km2.[3] Stavroupoli is located northwest of Thessaloniki's city centre.

The Catholic Lazarist Monastery (Moni Lazariston)
Holocaust memorial in the area of the new Jewish cemetery of the city

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Municipality of Pavlos Melas was 98,870, the third most populated municipality of Thessaloniki. The Stavroupoli region includes the areas of:

Τερψιθέα (Terpsithea)
Πρόνοια (Welfare)
Αμπελώνες (Vineyards)
Άνω Ηλιούπολη (Upper Ilioupoli)
Κάτω Ηλιούπολη (Lower Ilioupoli)
Νεόκτιστα (New City)
Άνωθεν Ασύλου (Upper Asylum)
Νικόπολη (Nikopoli)
Ομόνοια (Omonia)

The town is served by buses 27, 34 and 56.

The town hall is located at Karaoli & Dimitriou 1.

The area was also home to a military camp-converted-concentration camp during WWII, known in German as "Konzentrationslager Pavlo Mela" (Pavlos Melas Concentration Camp), where Jews, members of the Greek resistance and other anti-fascists were held either to be killed or sent to other concentration camps. Today the buildings are under restoration with a plan of construction of a museum.

Historical population

YearPopulation
199137,596
200141,653
201146,008

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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