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Gefyra Polyfytou Servia
Gefyra (Greek: Γέφυρα) which literally means bridge may refer to several villages in Greece: *Gefyra, Arcadia, a village in Arcadia *Gefyra, Thessaloniki Gefyra ( el, Γέφυρα, literally meaning "Bridge", until 1926 ''Τοψίν''/''Topsin'', bg, Топчиево/''Topchievo'', tr, Topçin) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality, about 20 km northwest from Thessal ..., a village in the Thessaloniki regional unit The word ''gefyra'' (bridge) in Greek also refers to the Rio-Antirio bridge in informal everyday speech, originating from the domain name of the bridge's official internet site. {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefyra, Arcadia
Gefyra ( el, Γέφυρα meaning "bridge") is a settlement in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated near the right bank of the river Alfeios, 4 km south of Megalopoli and 5 km north of Leontari. Gefyra had a population of 30 in 2011. The Greek National Road 7 (Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) passes south of the village. There are large open-pit lignite mines to the northwest of the village. There are two beautiful churches: St. George in the village square, and St John at the eastern edge of the village. History On August 30th 1944, the village was attacked by Nazi troops that were stationed in the nearby village of Anthochori. 12 male inhabitants of the village were massacred on that dreadful day including the village priest. The heroic 12 are remembered by a marble monument in the village square next to the Church of St. George. Gefyra suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires. Population See also *List of settlements in Arcadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefyra, Thessaloniki
Gefyra ( el, Γέφυρα, literally meaning "Bridge", until 1926 ''Τοψίν''/''Topsin'', bg, Топчиево/''Topchievo'', tr, Topçin) is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality, about 20 km northwest from Thessaloniki. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 3,059 inhabitants in the community. The community of Gefyra covers an area of 29.836 km2. 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 This is a list of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
