Triandria
Triandria
Τριανδρία | |
|---|---|
Eleftherias street | |
| Coordinates: 40°37.4′N 22°58.2′E / 40.6233°N 22.9700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Thessaloniki |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 1.475 km2 (0.570 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 9,428 |
| • Municipal unit density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 553 37 |
| Area code(s) | 2310 |
| Vehicle registration | Ν |
| Website | www.triandria.gr |
Triandria (Greek: Τριανδρία) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thessaloniki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 1.475 km2. It is located east of Thessaloniki's city centre at an average elevation of 80 m (260 ft). It borders on the Thessaloniki districts of Saranta Ekklisies to the northwest and of Ano Toumpa to the southeast. Motorway 25, which forms the eastern beltway of Thessaloniki, passes east of Triandria. The suburb (borough) is named after the World War I-era "Triumvirate of National Defence" (Τριανδρία της Εθνικής Αμύνης), comprising the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, together with Admiral Pavlos Koundouriotis and General Panagiotis Danglis.
Triandria has four elementary schools, two gymnasiums and a lyceum. There is also a church of Agios Spyridonas, the biggest in honor of the Saint outside the island of Corfu where he is considered a patron saint.