Dimitrios Ypsilantis (municipality)
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Dimitrios Ypsilantis is a former municipality
in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani
, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after Demetrius Ypsilanti
, a 19th century leader of the Greek struggle for independence. Population 3,018 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Mavrodendri
.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia
West Macedonia
West Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. It is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani
Kozani
Kozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after Demetrius Ypsilanti
Demetrius Ypsilanti
Dimitrios Ypsilantis , , , also spelt Demetrius Ypsilanti, dragoman of the Ottoman Empire, served as an officer in the Russian Army in Moldavia, was appointed as the first Field Marshal in modern Greece by Ioannis Kapodistrias, a hero of the Greek War of Independence, and brother of Alexander...
, a 19th century leader of the Greek struggle for independence. Population 3,018 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Mavrodendri
Mavrodendri
Mavrodendri is a small town in Kozani peripheral unit, Greece. It is situated some 8 km east of Kozani on the road to Florina. Mavrodendri was the seat of the municipality Dimitrios Ypsilantis....
.