PLATY, GREECE

'Municipality of Platys' '''Δήμος Πλατέος''' '''Dimos Plateos'
Statistics
Prefecture:	Imathia
Province:	Imathia
Municipality:	'Tolofona'
Number of municipal districts:	8 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	40.6403 (40° 38' 25") N 22.533 (22° 31' 57") E
Population: (2001) -Municipality and municipal district-Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality -Percent of the prefecture	2,299 (-199 or -7.97%) 11,128 (-176 or -1.56%) 20.66% 7.75% /km²
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	about 3 m (southast) 10 m about 20 m (west)
Postal code:	GR-580 63
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26940
Car designation (as of 2006):	HM

'Platy' or 'Platì' (Greek: Πλατύ) is a village and a municipality in Greece, in the east-southeast part of the Imathia Prefecture (latitude: 40,6403 and longitude: 22.533).

Contents

Subdivisions

Municipal districts

Population

History

Other

See also

External links

Subdivisions

★ Ergotaxio Loudia (Εργοτάξιο Λουδία) - abandoned

Municipal districts

★ Arachos

★ Kleidi

★ Koryfi

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★ Palaiochora

★ Lianovergi

★ Platanos

★ Prasinada

★ Kydonia

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★ Nisseloudi

★ Trikala

Population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Change	Percent of the municipality	Percent of the prefecture
1981	2,367	-	-	-	-	-
1991	2,498	+121 or +3.7%	11,304	-291 or -45.68%	-	-
2001	2,299	-199 or -7.97%	11,128	-176 or -1.56%	20.66%	7.75%

History

Platy was founded in 1924 by Greek refugees from Turkey after the Asia Minor Catastrophe. They came from the villages of the Farassa area in Cappadocia (today the city in Turkey is called Peras or Feke) after many stops during their voyage till their final destination, which was Platy. Before Platy was founded, there was a small village strategically near a railway station. It was 35 km from Veria, 40 from Thessaloniki and 512 from Athens. When Platy was founded, it remained a small village with 2.300 inhabitants (as a separate community) but with a very important role in the area of Imathia. In the industrial area of Platy until the mid 1990s, there were over 1.500 workers from Platy, Veria and Thessaloniki. However, after the economic crisis of 1999-2002, many of the factories based in the industrial zone of Platy have been closed. Today, there are only three factories, one of them being of national importance (the sugar state-owned factory "EBZ" or the Hellenic Industry of Sugar). Some other small factories are based in the same industrial zone. In 1994, Platy absorbed three smaller communities and in year 1998 another nine. Today, Platy is the center of the municipality of Platy (about 15.000 inhabitants). In the center of the municipality, there are about 2.300 people. Plati has a frequent communication with Athens and Thessaloniki by train. The visitor can reach Platy by train or car (following A1, A2 - Egnatia Odos and the E90 routes). Also last years there are discussions about the old military airport of Platy to become civil airport. The airport is about 2 km NW of Platy.

Other

Platy has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (''plateia'').

See also

★ List of settlements in the Imathia prefecture

External links

★ Platy on the GTP Travel Pages

★ 'Map and Aerial Photos':

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★ Street Map Information: Mapquest, LiveLocal, Google orYahoo! Maps

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★ Satellite Images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth

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