Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx Municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis Municipal unit Chortiatis | Elevation 460 m (1,510 ft) Postal code 570 10 Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx Administrative region Central Macedonia Regional unit Thessaloniki | |
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Asvestochori (Greek: Ασβεστοχώρι) is a small town and a community of the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chortiatis, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 6,393 inhabitants in the community. The community of Asvestochori covers an area of 34.344 km2.
Map of Asvestochori 570 10, Greece
Under the Turkish rule name of the town was called Kireç (lit. lime). It is reported that during the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey a guest house that can accommodate 5000 immigrants was built by Red Crescent in Kireç.
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Asvestochori, Thessaloniki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA