Sideras
Σιδεράς
Sideras is located in Greece
Sideras
Sideras
Coordinates: 40°23.1′N 21°41.6′E / 40.3850°N 21.6933°E / 40.3850; 21.6933
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityKozani
Municipal unitDimitrios Ypsilantis
Highest elevation
945 m (3,100 ft)
Lowest elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Community
  Population131 (2011)
  Area (km2)28.554
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
501 00
Area code(s)+30-2461-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Sideras (Greek: Σιδεράς) is a village and a community of the Kozani municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 131 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Sideras covers an area of 28.554 km2.[3] The small settlement of Ktenas, which was uninhabited between about 1975 and 2005, belongs to the community of Sideras.[1]

The village was named Demirciler (Eng. "smiths") by Turkish inhabitants until the 1924 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 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.
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