Nea Raidestos () is a village and a
community
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of the
Thermi municipality.
The village was settled by Greek refugees from Raidestos (today's
Tekirdağ
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, Turkey) after the 1923
Population Exchange
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. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of
Thermi, of which it was a municipal district.
The 2021 census recorded 4,061 inhabitants in the community.
The community of Nea Raidestos covers an area of 14.65 km
2.
Administrative division
The community of Nea Raidestos consists of two separate settlements (2021 populations):
[
* Filothei (population 389)
*Nea Raidestos (population 3,672)
]
See also
* List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece:
* Adam
* Adendro
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Triada
* Agios Antonios
* Agios Athanasios
* Agios Charalambos
* Agios Pavlos
* Agios Vasileios
* Akropotamos
* Ampelokipo ...
References
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Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)
Thermi