Thessaloniki

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.967,Lat: 40.633
Elevation	159 meter above sea level
Local time	2:12:08am
Population	315000 (2nd largest city in country)
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Θεσσαλονίκης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sarakli	13.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Langadhas	15.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Diavata	17.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Assiros	21.2 km	North
5 Epanomi	24 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Skopje	North-macedonia	196 km	NorthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	231 km	North
3 Приштина	Kosovo	269 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Koroneia (53.2 km² at a distance of 11.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is ΧΟΡΤΙΑΤΗΣ with a height of 1189 meter (at a distance of 13.9 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 59.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 84 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 62%, hill: 34%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kozani State Airport Filippos (at a distance of 104 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thessaloniki in country Greece

Thessaloniki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	0.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	58 km	WestSouthWest
3 Mount Athos	Greece	113 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - ALYKI KITROUS	GR	6.7 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Thessaloniki
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Triandría

Type of weather in Triandría	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:38 Europe/Amsterdam