Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +30-231x-xxx-xxx Municipality Chalkidona Regional unit Thessaloniki | Elevation 35 m (115 ft) Postal code 570 11 Vehicle registration NAx-xxxx to NXx-xxxx Administrative region Central Macedonia | |
 | ||
Municipal unit Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki | ||
Gefyra (Greek: Γέφυρα) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 3,059 inhabitants in the community. The community of Gefyra covers an area of 29.836 km2.
Contents
Map of Gefyra 570 11, Greece
History
The village is the site of the surrender of the Ottoman garrison of Thessaloniki under Hasan Tahsin Pasha to the Greek army under Crown Prince Constantine during the First Balkan War (1912). The villa where the surrender took place now houses the Balkan Wars Museum.
References
Gefyra, Thessaloniki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA