Karteres

Karteres (Greek: Καρτερές) is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Lachanas, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 187 inhabitants in the village and 648 inhabitants in the community of Karteres.[1] The community of Karteres covers an area of 83.719 km. The name Karteres or Karterai came up from its inhabitants were immigrants from Eastern Rumelia (Thracians) after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey events in 1923, also the name Karteres comes from the greek word Kartero (Καρτερώ, greek IPA /kaɾ.tɛˈɾɔ/) means that "I'm waiting" or ”I'm waiting for something unbearably", it's from the patience "the karteri" (το καρτέρι) of the inhabitants to come back to their ancestor's lands in Eastern Rumelia.2.[3] [4] [5]

Karteres
Καρτερές
Karteres is located in Greece
Karteres
Karteres
Coordinates: 40°54.55′N 23°4.95′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitThessaloniki
MunicipalityLagkadas
Municipal unitLachanas
Elevation
551 m (1,808 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
187
Community
[1]
 • Population648 (2011)
 • Area (km2)83.719
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
570 17
Area code(s)+30-2394-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationNAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx

Administrative division

The community of Karteres consists of four separate settlements:[1]

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "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.
  4. Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
  5. Eastern Rumelia
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