Karteres

Karteres () is a village and a community of the Lagkadas municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Lachanas, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 549 inhabitants in the community of Karteres. The community of Karteres covers an area of 83.719 km.

The name Karteres or Karterai came from its inhabitants who were immigrants from Eastern Rumelia (Thracians) after the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey, and from the greek word Kartero (Καρτερώ, greek IPA /kaɾ.tɛˈɾɔ/) means that "I'm waiting" or ”I'm waiting for something unbearably". Also, from the greek phrase "the karteri" (το καρτέρι) or "the patience" of the inhabitants to come back to their ancestor's lands in Eastern Rumelia.

Administrative division

The community of Karteres consists of four separate settlements:

• Dorkada (population 330 in 2021)
• Karteres (population 156)
• Mavrorrachi (population 20)
• Stefania (population 43)

See also

• List of settlements in the Thessaloniki regional unit

References

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