Stavroupoli

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Stavroupoli (Greek Σταυρούπολη ( f sg ) ) is a town and suburb of the city of Thessaloniki in the Greek region Central Macedonia. Collected detached from the community Thessaloniki and 1963 township ( dimos ) 1934 rural community ( kinotita ), Stavroupoli was combined with the administrative reform in 2010 with the neighboring cities Polichni and Efkarpia the new municipality Pavlos Melas in which it is the county seat and otherwise forms a district.

Stavroupoli is located in the west-north -west of the metropolitan area of ​​Thessaloniki. Partly it is also known as the western gate of the city of Thessaloniki. To the east Stavroupoli borders the municipality Kordelio - Evosmos, in the south on the community Ambelokipi - Menemeni and to the city of Thessaloniki itself to the community Stavroupoli owns half of the settlement area or neighborhood Ilioupoli ( Ano Ilioupoli ). The other half belongs to the municipality of Evosmos. Exist between the various cities in the metropolitan area of ​​Thessaloniki - except rarely by appropriate road signs -. , No visible boundaries or distinctions Rather, the visual impression of a single city shows (analogous to the situation in the Ruhr area ).

As in other suburbs and cities in the metropolitan area of ​​Thessaloniki, the population has increased significantly in the 1990s. Had Stavroupoli 1991, 37,596 inhabitants, the population amounted in 2001 to 43 576. The last census in 2011 showed a population of 46 008 souls. The resulting population density on the 3.18 km ² area of the city is 14490.7 people per square kilometer. This Stavroupoli is one of the most densely populated cities in Greece.

Parts of the urban area of Stavroupoli be occupied by the barracks Pavlos Melas the Greek army. By Stavroupoli leads the national road number 2 from the town of Thessaloniki to Kavala ( Odos Langadas ). North of the city the inner ring road runs around Thessaloniki around. A railway connection has Stavroupoli only indirectly via the railway station of Thessaloniki. It is planned to extend the under construction metro in Thessaloniki on current western termination stop station to Stavroupoli. The public transport system is currently being carried exclusively by buses OASTH

In the area of the city Stavroupoli there are two monasteries: the Vincentians Monastery (Greek Μονής των Λαζαριστών ), which now houses the National Museum of Contemporary Art, and the monastery Adelfon tis Efsplachnias (Greek μοναστήρι των Αδελφών της Ευσπλαχνίας ). Stavroupoli has further through a city park. The psychiatric hospital for the metropolitan area of ​​Thessaloniki is also located within the city limits of Stavroupoli. The education sector is represented in the field of Stavroupoli with kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and vocational schools.