Epanomi
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Epanomi is a town and was a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Thermaikos
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 25 km away from the city center of Thessaloniki
. The municipal unit includes the village of Mesimeri, with a combined population of 8,671 (2001).
Epanomi has a long, historic path as it is the second oldest establishment in Macedonia (Greece) after Angelochori (as archaeologist Theocharis Pazaras indicated with his work) since the area of Epanomi has been inhabited since the neolithic period. The town circulates its economy on tourism and farming, as it is well known among Greeks for its coasts and organized beautiful beaches (awarded annually the blue flag) easily approached from Thessaloniki. It is also known and visited for its tradition in good wine and tsipouro (a strong distilled alcoholic beverage made by fermentation of grape pomace).
Its soccer/football team Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.
is currently in 1st place in the northern group of Division 3 in 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 of Thermaikos
Thermaikos
Thermaikos was a municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. It compirised of the suburbs of Peraia, Neoi Epivates and Agia Triada, of which had a population of 20,253...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 25 km away from the city center of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. The municipal unit includes the village of Mesimeri, with a combined population of 8,671 (2001).
Epanomi has a long, historic path as it is the second oldest establishment in Macedonia (Greece) after Angelochori (as archaeologist Theocharis Pazaras indicated with his work) since the area of Epanomi has been inhabited since the neolithic period. The town circulates its economy on tourism and farming, as it is well known among Greeks for its coasts and organized beautiful beaches (awarded annually the blue flag) easily approached from Thessaloniki. It is also known and visited for its tradition in good wine and tsipouro (a strong distilled alcoholic beverage made by fermentation of grape pomace).
Its soccer/football team Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.
Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.
Anagennisi Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Epanomi, Thessaloniki Prefecture.The Macedonian association was founded in 1926. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.-Squad:As of 21 September, 2011....
is currently in 1st place in the northern group of Division 3 in Greece.