Nea Trapezounta, Pieria

Nea Trapezounta (Greek: Νέα Τραπεζούντα, Nea Trapezunda) is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Korinos, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 423 residents in the village.[1] The community of Nea Trapezounta covers an area of 6.547 km².[3]

Nea Trapezounta Νέα Τραπεζούντα
The cultural club of Nea Trapezounta
Nea Trapezounta
Coordinates: 40°20′N 22°31.5′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Katerini
Municipal unit	Korinos
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Community [1]
• Population	423 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	6.547
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	601 00
Area code(s)	+30-2351-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration	KNx-xxxx

History

The village was founded by Pontic Greek refugees from the Of valley in Turkey, and was named after Trabzon (Trapezounta in Greek). [4]

See also

• List of settlements in the Pieria regional unit

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Anthi Revythiadou and Vasileios Spyropoulos (2009): "Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου" [Ophitic Pontic: A documentation project with special emphasis on the diachrony and synchrony of the dialect] "www.latsis-foundation.org" (PDF) (in Greek). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2011-10-29.