Platy, Greece
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| Municipality of Platys Δήμος Πλατέος Dimos Plateos |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Imathia |
| Province: | Imathia |
| Municipality: | Platy |
| Number of municipal districts: | 8 (see below) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
40.6403 (40° 38' 25") N 22.533 (22° 31' 57") E |
| Population: (2001) -Municipality and municipal district<brMunicipal district -Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality -Percent of the prefecture |
2,299 (-199 or -7.97%) 11,128 (-176 or -1.56%) 20.66% 7.75% /km² |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
about 3 m (southast) 10 m about 20 m (west) |
| Postal code: | GR-590 32 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-23330 |
| Car designation (as of 2006): | HM |
Platy or Platì (Greek: Πλατύ) is a village and a municipality in Greece, in the east-southeast part of the Imathia Prefecture (latitude: 40,6403 and longitude: 22.533).
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Ergotaxio Loudia (Εργοτάξιο Λουδία) - abandoned
[edit] Municipal districts
- Platy
- Arachos
- Kleidi
- Koryfi
- Palaiochora
- Neochoropoulo
- Lianovergi
- Palaiochori
- Platanos
- Prasinada
- Kydonia
- Niseloudi
- Trikala
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change | Percent of the municipality | Percent of the prefecture |
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| 1951 | 2,315 | 10,350 | ||||
| 1961 | 2,063 | 10,410 | ||||
| 1971 | 1,970 | 10,206 | ||||
| 1981 | 2,367 | - | 11,064 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,498 | +121 or +3.7% | 11,304 | -291 or -45.68% | - | - |
| 2001 | 2,299 | -199 or -7.97% | 11,128 | -176 or -1.56% | 20.66% | 7.75% |
[edit] History
Platy was founded in 1924 by Greek refugees from Turkey after the Asia Minor Catastrophe. They came from the villages of the Farassa area in Cappadocia (today the city in Turkey is called Peras or Feke). After many stops on their journey, their final destination was Platy. Before Platy was founded, there was a small village strategically near a railway station. It was 35 km from Veria, 40 from Thessaloniki and 512 from Athens. When Platy was founded it remained a small village with 2,300 inhabitants (as a separate community) but with a very important role in the area of Imathia. In the industrial area of Platy until the mid 1990s there were over 1,500 workers from Platy, Veria and Thessaloniki. However, after the economic crisis of 1999-2002, many of the factories based in the industrial zone of Platy were closed. Today there are only three factories, one of them being of national importance (the sugar state-owned factory "EBZ" or the Hellenic Industry of Sugar). Some other small factories are based in the same industrial zone. In 1994, Platy absorbed three smaller communities and in 1998 another nine. Today, Platy is the centre of the municipality of Platy (about 15,000 inhabitants). The town has a population of about 2,300. There is a frequent train service to Athens and Thessaloniki and the visitor can also reach Platy by bus or car (following A1, A2 - Egnatia Odos and the E90 routes). There have been recent discussions about upgrading the old military airport 2 km NW of Platy for civil use.
[edit] Other
Platy has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official web page
- Platy on the GTP Travel Pages
- Map and Aerial Photos:
- Street Map Information: Mapquest, LiveLocal, Google orYahoo! Maps
- Satellite Images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth
- Coordinates:
| Municipal districts of the city of Platy |
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| Arachos | Kleidi | Koryfi (Palaiochora) | Lianoverfi | Platanos | Prasinada (Kydonia | Nisseloudi) | Trikala |
| Greece | Central Macedonia | Imathia | Platy |
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