Chortiatis

Chortiatis () is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies at 600 metres altitude on the slopes of the Mount Chortiatis, from which it takes its name. The municipal unit Chortiatis has an area of 109.934 km2, and the community Chortiatis has an area of 57.315 km2.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Chortiatis
Greek Dimos.name_local: Χορτιάτης
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Chortiati.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Central Macedonia
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Thessaloniki
Greek Dimos.municipality: Pylaia-Chortiatis
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 17862
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 4515
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 109.934
Greek Dimos.area_community: 57.315
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 475
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 570 xx
Greek Dimos.area_code: 231
Greek Dimos.licence: Ν
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Hortiatis - panoramio.jpg

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History of the area
The Massacre of Chortiatis
References

==History of the area== In antiquity, mountain and town were known as Cissus. Homer tells us that Cisseus was the king of this town. The town and its people are mentioned as members of the Delian League in the 5th century BC.

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