Memories ... Salonica - Eleni Karaindrou (Photos)

MEMORIES ..
Salonica – Eleni Karaindrou
1. Landscape in the mist (twice)
2. Memories
3. Dust of time
4. David
Photo via the web and G. Mesthanefs (last ones)
Wikipedia: Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, IPA: [θesaloˈnici]), historically also known as Thessalonica or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the periphery of Central Macedonia as well as the de facto administrative capital of the Greek regions of Macedonia and Thrace. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally “co-capital”, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or “co-reigning” city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987, while its Urban Area had a population of 773,180. The Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Thessaloniki has an estimated 995,766 residents (2004), while its area is 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi).³ With a history of over 2,300 years, it is one of Europe’s oldest cities.
Thessaloniki is Greece’s second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its events and festivals, the most famous of which include the annual International Trade Fair, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.⁴
Thessaloniki is considered northern Greece’s cultural and educational centre. It is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city’s main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and ranked among the best 250 universities in Europe.⁵
Etymology
All variations for the city’s name derive from the original (and current) appellation in Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, literally translating to “Thessalian Victory” and in origin the name of a princess, Thessalonike of Macedon, who was so named because she was born on the day of the Macedonian victory at the Battle of Crocus Field.⁶ The alternative name Salonika, formerly the common name used in some western European languages, is derived from a variant form Σαλονίκη (Saloníki) in popular Greek speech. The city’s name is also rendered Thessaloníki or Saloníki with a dark l typical of Macedonian Greek.⁷⁸ The city’s name in Greek is usually abbreviated as Θεσ/νίκη (English: Thes/niki), or sometimes as Thess in slang.
Names in other languages prominent in the city’s history include סלוניקה (Salonika) in Ladino, سلانيك (Selânik) in Ottoman Turkish, Солун (Solun) in the South Slavic languages and Sãrunã in Aromanian. It is sometimes abbreviated to Thess by Anglophone Greeks of the diaspora and by the troops of the international forces stationed in the various ex-Yugoslav territories who visit the city for their breaks from duty.
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