Dictionary of Meaning
<<Back
Please select a letter:
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
0-9
Click here for Shopping
Kavala
*** Shopping-Tip: Kavala
{{Infobox Town GR
|name = Kavala
|name_local = Καβάλα
|image_coa =
|image_map = GreeceKavala.png
|periph =
East Macedonia and Thrace
|prefec =
Kavala Prefecture Kavala
|province =
|population = 63,293
|population_as_of = 2001
|population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1100_SAP_1_monimos2001.htm source]
|pop_dens = 562
|area = 112.6
|elevation = 53
|lat_deg = 40
|lat_min = 56
|lat_hem = N
|lon_deg = 24
|lon_min = 24
|lon_hem = E
|postal_code = 65x xx
|area_code = 2510
|licence = ΚΒ
|mayor =
|website =
}}
'''Kavala''' (also seen as '''Kavála''', '''Kavalla''', (
Greek language Greek: Καβάλα), (2001 pop. 63,774), is a
city in northern
Greece, the principal
seaport of eastern
Macedonia (Greece) Macedonia and the capital of
Kavala prefecture. It is prettily situated on the
Bay of Kavala, across from the island of
Thasos.
Subdivisions
*
Kentro (Kavala city), Greece Center
*
Agia Varvara (Kavala city), Greece Agia Varvara
*
Agios Athanasios (Kavala city), Greece Agios Athanasios
*
Agios Ioannis (Kavala city), Greece Agios Ioannis
*
Agios Loukas (Kavala city), Greece Agios Loukas
*
Chilia (Kavala city), Greece Chilia
*
Kalamitsa (Kavala city), Greece Kalamitsa
*
Neapoli (Kavala city), Greece Neapoli
*
Panagia (Kavala city), Greece Panagia
*
Perigiali (Kavala city), Greece Perigiali
*
Profitis Ilias (Kavala city), Greece Profitis Ilias
*
Timios Stavros (Kavala city), Greece Timios Stavros
*
Vyronas (Kavala city), Greece Vyrona
Image:1700 acropolis - view west.jpg thumb|right|Picture of the port and downtown
History
It was originally founded by settlers from
Paros in about the
6th century BC, who called it '''Neapolis''' ("new city").
Gold mines in the
Pangaion hills nearby made it prosperous. It became a
Roman Republic Roman ''
civitas'' in
168 BC, and was a base for
Marcus Junius Brutus Brutus and
Gaius Cassius Longinus Cassius in
42 BC, before their defeat in the
Battle of Philippi. The Apostle
Paul of Tarsus Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe, and in
Byzantine Empire Byzantine times the city was renamed '''Christoupolis'''.
Kavala was part of the
Ottoman Empire from
1371 to
1912.
Mehmet Ali was born here in
1769.
Some of its most recognisable landmarks is a Venetian castle, in the hill of
Panagia, and an aquaduct built by
Suleiman I during his reign. The latter still serves today as a symbol of the city.
Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of the
Greece national football team that stunned the
football (soccer) football world by winning
2004 European Football Championship EURO 2004, is a native of Kavala.
Twinnings
*
Saint-Étienne,
France
*
Nuremberg,
Germany
Postage stamps
Image:Stamp French PO Cavalle 4pi.jpg left|150px|thumb|Cavalle 4pi
Between
1893 and
1903, the
France French post office in the city issued its own
postage stamps; at first stamps of France
overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in
piasters, then in
1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".
Image:Kavala.jpg thumb|A black and white frame-like photo of Kavala
Other
Kavala has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting centre and squares (''
plateia plateies''). Kavala is one of the largest cities including
Heraklio that does not have a train station in Greece.
Historical population
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change
|-
|
1981 || 56,705 || - || - || -
|-
|
1991 || 56,571 || -136/-0.24% || 60,187 || -
|-
|
2001 || - || - || 63,774 || 3,587/5.96%
|}
Persons
*
Vasilis Vasilikos (b.
November 18,
1934), a
List of Greek writers Greek writer
*
Zisis Vryzas (b.
November 9,
1973), member of the
Greece national football team that won {{Ec2|2004}}, currently playing for
Celta de Vigo
*
Theodoros Zagorakis (b.
October 27,
1971), captain of the Euro 2004 champions, currently playing for
PAOK FC PAOK
External links
{{commons|Kavala}}
-
Mapquest - Kavala, street map not yet available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|40|56|23|N|24|24|17|E|region:GR}}
-
City of Kavala Tourism And Development Enterprise pages
-
Greek National Tourist Organization
-
Technological Institution of Kavala
-
Chamber of Kavala
-
Ministry Of Macedonia - Thrace
-
Kavala guide for visitors
-
http://www.kavalanet.gr
-
The official website of the prefecture of Kavala - online since 1996
See also
*
Communities of the Kavala prefecture
{{Kavala prefecture}}
Category:Greek prefectural capitals
Category:Cities and towns in Greece
Category:Kavala prefecture
ar:قولة (مدينة)
de:Kavala
el:Καβάλα
es:Cavalla
fr:Kavala
nl:Kavala
ro:Kavala
ru:Кавала
sr:Кавала
sv:Kavála
tr:Kavala
*** Shopping-Tip: Kavala
