Super-prefectures of Greece
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The super-prefectures of Greece
(υπερνομαρχίες, sing. υπερνομαρχία) were a second-degree organization of local self-government and an administrative division between the regions and the prefectures
. They were each headed by an elected but largely ceremonial super-prefect, with most of the prefectural duties performed by the prefects under the super-prefect. The super-prefectures were:
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Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(υπερνομαρχίες, sing. υπερνομαρχία) were a second-degree organization of local self-government and an administrative division between the regions and the prefectures
Prefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
. They were each headed by an elected but largely ceremonial super-prefect, with most of the prefectural duties performed by the prefects under the super-prefect. The super-prefectures were:
- AthensAthens PrefectureThe Athens Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest in Greece, but was the most populous and most densely...
-PiraeusPiraeus PrefecturePiraeus Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Piraeus...
super-prefecture (Υπερνομαρχία Αθηνών-Πειραιώς or Νομαρχιακή Αυτοδιοίκηση Αθηνών - Πειραιώς) - Drama-Kavala-Xanthi Super-prefectureDrama-Kavala-Xanthi Super-prefectureDrama-Kavala-Xanthi Super-prefecture was one of three super-prefectures of Greece.It consisted of Drama Prefecture in the northwest, Kavala Prefecture in the centre-south and Xanthi Prefecture in the east....
- Rhodope-Evros Super-prefectureRhodope-Evros Super-prefectureRhodope-Evros Super-prefecture was one of three super-prefectures of Greece.It consisted of Rhodope Prefecture in the west and Evros Prefecture in the east.-See also:* Western Thrace* Thrace Prefecture...
See also
- Attica PrefectureAttica PrefectureAttica Prefecture was a prefecture of Greece, established from the Attica and Boeotia Prefecture in 1899. From 1971, it consisted of the following prefectural-level administrations :# Athens# East Attica# Piraeus# West Attica...