Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki

Ampelokipoi (Greek: Αμπελόκηποι, meaning vineyards) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area (not to be confused with the Athenian neighborhood-suburb with the same name and other areas throughout Greece) 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 of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The population was 35,846 in 2021,^[1] with a land area of 1.803 km².^[3] Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.

Ampelokipoi Αμπελόκηποι
Municipal unit
Ampelokipoi Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°39′N 22°55′E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
Area
• Municipal unit	1.803 km2 (0.696 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	35,846
• Municipal unit density	20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	561 21, 561 23
Area code(s)	+30231
Vehicle registration	Ν
Website	www.ampelokipoi.gr

Areas

Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.

Sport activities

The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for the Olympic Games of 2004.

Other

In the area is located also the Zeitenlik WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.

See also

• Zeitenlik
• Ampelokipoi, Athens