Gefyra, Thessaloniki

Gefyra (Greek: Γέφυρα, literally meaning "Bridge", until 1926 Τοψίν/Topsin, Bulgarian: Топчиево/Topchievo, Turkish: Topçin) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality,^[2] about 20 km northwest from Thessaloniki.

Gefyra Γέφυρα
Community
Wild horses in Gefyra
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Thessaloniki
Municipality	Chalkidona
Municipal unit	Agios Athanasios
Area
• Community	29.836 km2 (11.520 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	2,782
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	570 11
Area code(s)	+30-231
Vehicle registration	NA to NX

Balkan Wars museum

Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 2,782 inhabitants in the community.^[1] The community of Gefyra covers an area of 29.836 km².^[3]

There is a highway junction near Gefyra, where the European route E75 and E86 meets.

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.

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit