Kileler

Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.

Kileler Κιλελέρ
Kileler Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°30′N 22°38′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Area
• Municipality	976.3 km^2 (377.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	147.35 km^2 (56.89 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	20,854
• Municipality density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	2,038
• Municipal unit density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	551 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	34.478
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΙ

Transport

The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line

Municipality

The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

• Armenio
• Kileler
• Krannonas
• Nikaia
• Platykampos

The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km², the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km², and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km².[4]

References

Further reading:

• Population Exchange in Macedonia: The Rural Settlement of Refugees, 1922 - 1930 by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006)
• Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44, by Mark Mazower (Yale Nota Bene, 2001).

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. EETAA local government changes, Kileler
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
4. "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.