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Chalkída
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Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea.
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Chalkida, also known as Chalcis, is a city in Greece located on the island of Euboea. It serves as the capital of the Euboea regional unit, the Chalkideon Municipality, and the region of Euboea. The city is situated within the Central Greece administrative region and shares a border with the Avlida Municipal Unit. Its elevation is recorded as 5 meters above sea level in one source and 22 meters in another.
The city has a population of 64,490 according to Wikidata, while GeoNames lists the population as 59,125. Chalkida is twinned with Menden (Sauerland). It is described in various encyclopedic sources, including Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The local dialing code is 2221, and the postal code is 34100.
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Place details
- Locality
- Χαλκίδα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 59,125
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Chalkida
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Χαλκίδα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Chalkideon.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Euboea
- Greek Dimos.demonym
- Chalcidian
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 109256
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 424.77
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 64490
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 30.80
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 341 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 22210
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΑ
- Greek Dimos.website
- www.dimoschalkideon.gr
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Χαλκίδα 0067.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Chalcis' seafront
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Χαλκίδα
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 59125
- Area
- 412.4
- Elevation
- 5
- Shares border with
- Avlida Municipal Unit
- Official website
- dimoschalkideon.gr
- Image
- Χαλκίδα 0067.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2221
- Licence plate code
- XA*
- Patron saint
- Paraskevi of Rome
- Significant event
- Siege of Euripos
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- twinned administrative body
- Menden (Sauerland)
- Commons category
- Chalkida
- topic's main category
- Category:Chalcis
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Chalkida
- category for people born here
- Q8730134
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 34100
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chalcis
- native label
- Χαλκίδα
- located in/on physical feature
- Euboea
- P8168
- Calendar Girls
- P12749
- Stormarn District
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient Greece
- Middle Ages and early Modern period
- The modern town
- Ecclesiastical history
- Greek bishopric
- Latin crusader bishopric
- Main sights
- Karababa Fortress
- Church of Saint Paraskevi
- Emir Zade Mosque
- Roman Aqueduct
- The bridges
- Museums
- Municipality
- Transportation
- Historical population
- Notable residents
- Sports teams
- Twin towns
- Geography
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalkída” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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