Kileler

Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, romanized: Kilelér, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli^[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.^[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.

Kileler Κιλελέρ
Municipality
Kileler Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°30′N 22°38′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Area
• Municipality	976.3 km2 (377.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	147.35 km2 (56.89 sq mi)
• Community	34.478 km2 (13.312 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	18,070
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	1,719
• Municipal unit density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Community	443
• Community density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΙ

Transport

The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line

Municipality

The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

• Armenio
• Kileler
• Krannonas
• Nikaia
• Platykampos

The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km², the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km², and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km².^[4]