Sideras
Sideras
Σιδεράς | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
  Sideras | |
| Coordinates: 40°23.1′N 21°41.6′E / 40.3850°N 21.6933°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Kozani |
| Municipal unit | Dimitrios Ypsilantis |
| • Community | 28.554 km2 (11.025 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 945 m (3,100 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Community | 131 |
| • Community density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 501 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2461-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Sideras (Greek: Σιδεράς) is a village and a community of the Kozani municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 131 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Sideras covers an area of 28.554 km2.[3] The small settlement of Ktenas, which was uninhabited between about 1975 and 2005, belongs to the community of Sideras.[1]
The village was named Demirciler (Eng. "smiths") by Turkish inhabitants until the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ 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.
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