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Snow in Greece. On my way to work, I pass from these abandoned train wagons, at Thessaloniki's west entrance. It rarely snows in the city, so it is time to play!

Morning snow in  Salonika. This is the city's west railway entrance. Watch the abandoned train wagons. Θεσσαλονίκη χιόνι γραμμές τραίνου.



Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici] ), also known as Thessalonica or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "co-capital",and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.
According to the Greek census 2011, the municipality of Thessaloniki today has a population of 325,182,while the Thessaloniki Urban Area (the contiguous built up area forming the "City of Thessaloniki") has a population of 788,952. Furthermore, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area extends over an area of 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) and its population in 2011 reached a total of 1,104,460 inhabitants.
(source:wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki)
 

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