Sindos
Σίνδος | |
|---|---|
Sindos | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′N 22°48′E / 40.667°N 22.800°E / 40.667; 22.800 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Delta |
| Municipal unit | Echedoros |
| Area | |
• Community | 47.248 km2 (18.243 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)1 | |
• Community | 9,406 |
| • Density | 199.1/km2 (515.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sindos (Greek: Σίνδος; Latin: Sindus) is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Delta. Sindos is home to the main campus of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone of the city. The community Sindos has an area of 47.248 km2.2 The population was 9,406 at the 2021 census.1
History
In antiquity, Sindos was noted by Herodotus (vii. 123); and Stephanus of Byzantium as a maritime town of Mygdonia in Macedonia, between Therme and Chalastra.34
Transport
The settlement is severed by Sindos railway station, on the Piraeus–Platy railway5 and Thessaloniki–Bitola railway.6 Sindos - Thessaloniki transportation is facilitated by the lines 52, 80 and 51 of OASTH bus, where the central railway station serves as starting point.7
References
References
- "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sindus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2. London: John Murray.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- "OSE - 2020 Network Statement Annexes".
- "OSE - 2017 Network Statement Annexes".
- "Organisation of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki: Home".