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Administrative changes

Gidas – Alexandria

Community of Gidas, Prefecture of Thessaloniki

• Official Government Gazette (OGG) 152A 09-07-1918
  Establishment of the Community of Gidas with its seat in Gidas
  Shoinas becomes part of the Community of Gidas
  Neochori becomes part of the Community of Gidas
  Lianoveri becomes part of the Community of Gidas
  Platy becomes part of the Community of Gidas
  Palaiochori becomes part of the Community of Gidas
• OGG 18-12-1920, The settlement at the Railway Station is recognized as a settlement and becomes part of the Community of Gidas
• OGG 12-11-1926, Lianoveri is renamed into Lianovergi
• OGG 16-05-1928, The settlement at the Railway Station is no longer recognized as a settlement
• OGG 71A 17-03-1932, Establishment of the Community of Platy with its seat in Platy
• OGG 16-10-1940, Arachos becomes part of the Community of Gidas
• OGG 257A 31-07-1941, The Community no longer belongs to the Prefecture of Thessaloniki
• OGG 35A 06-02-1946, The Community belongs to the Prefecture of Imathia

Presidents of the village council of Gidas

• 1912, Delipalas Argyrios or Sgouros (Mouchtaris)
• 1916 – 1926, Grigorios Katrtnitsas
• 1926, Grigorios Georgopoulos
• 1927, Grigorios Satis
• 1928, Athinodoros Margaritidis
• 1928 – 1936, Thomas Gountantzis
• 1936, Thomas Kyropoulos
• 1936, Michalis Glavinas or Glavinopoulos
• 1936, Dimitrios Bersos
• 1940, Gianniotis Merkourios
• 1941, Athanasios Oikonomopoulos
• 1943, Aristotelis Bouratsis
• 1945, Panagiotis Makris
• 1946, Grigorios Papamanolis
• 1946, Athanasios Oikonomopoulos
• 1946, Aristotelis Bouratsis

Community of Gidas, Prefecture of Imathia

• OGG 35A 06-02-1946, The Community belongs to the Prefecture of Imathia
• OGG 364A 27-12-1946, Establishment of the Community of Lianovergi with its seat in Lianovergi Palaiochori becomes part of the Community of Lianovergi
• OGG 145A 14-07-1947, Niseli (Community of Agathia) becomes part of the Community of Gidas
• OGG 1A 02-01-1948, Kapsochora (Community of Loutros) becomes part of the Community of Gidas
• OGG 56A 01-03-1948, The Community of Gidas is recognized as a municipality, the Municipality of Gidas
• OGG 56A 01-03-1948, The Community of Gidas is recognized as a municipality, the Municipality of Gidas
• OGG 146A 03-07-1950, Establishment of the Community of Arachos with its seat in Arachos
• OGG 10A 16-01-1953, Gidas is renamed into Alexandria. The municipality is now called Municipality of Alexandria

Mayors of Gidas

• 1948, Antonios Raptis
• 1951, Ioannis Petridis

Renaming of Gidas into Alexandria

April of 1952, municipal council’s meeting:

Gidas, 02-04-1952. At 4 p.m. the town councilors came together in the conference room under the chairmanship of Andreas Kyropoulos.

Other members:

1) K. Manolopoulos, 2) N. Minopoulos, 3) G. Sotiropoulos, 4) An. Raptis, 5) K. Georgopoulos

Absent members:

1) S. Giannopoulos, T. Dinopoulos, T. Oikonomopoulos

Achieving the quorum required they decided to vote for the renaming of Gidas into Alaxandria taking into consideration that:

1. Gidas is the seat of Municipality of Gidas. It is about a centre of trade and communication, the metropolis of the agricultural area (Roumlouki) that extends between Veria, Katerini and Giannitsa with 40-45 thousand inhabitants. Gidas is the capital city of this area.
2. Gidas is the closest city to the ancient city where Alexander the Great was born and has therefore the right to be named after this great man. There is no other city or village that has been named after him.
3. The women of Gidas used to wear until recently the helmet of Alexander the Great, a part of the traditional costume that has its origins in the ancient times.
4. The present name of the city has no historical meaning and is also dissonant.

After examining the legislation about the Municipalities and the Communities the municipal council decided that:

The city of Gidas will from now on be called ALEXANDRIA.

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THE PRESIDENT THE MEMBERS

Mayors of Alexandria

Municipality of Alexandria, Prefecture of Imathia

• OGG 10A 16-01-1953, Gidas is renamed into Alexandreia. The municipality is now called Municipality of Alexandria.
• OGG 19-03-1961, Kapsochora is no longer recognized as a settlement.
• OGG 91A 26-04-1966, Establishment of the Community of Neochori with its seat in Neochori.
• OGG 244A 04-12-1997, Abrogation of the Community of Loutros. Loutros becomes part of the Municipality of Alexandria.
  Abrogation of the Community of Nisi. Nisi becomes part of the Municipality of Alexandria.
  Abrogation of the Community of Neochori. Neochori becomes part of the Municipality of Alexandria.
  Abrogation of the Community of Vrysaki. Vrysaki becomes part of the Municipality of Alexandria.
  Abrogation of the Community of Kambochori. Kambochori becomes part of the Municipality of Alexandria.

Mayors of Alexandria

Municipality of Alexandria, Prefecture of Imathia

LAW 3852 / 2010 – OGG 87Α΄ / 7 Iune 2010, Kallikratis plane
Municipality of Alexandreia belongs to the Region of Central Macedonia originated from the combination of Municipalities Alexandria, Antigonidon, Melikis and Plateos. The former municipalities are defined as municipal units, chairs Vice-Mayors. Location of the municipality is Alexandria.
The City of Alexandria has the following Local Communities : Alexandrias, Plateos. Korifi and Meliki.
The City of Alexandria has the following Local Communities : Brysakiou, Kambochoriou, Loutrou, Neochoriou, Loutrou, Nisiou, Kavasilas, Staurou, Xechasmenis (settlement Rapsomanikis), Kefaloxoriou, Episkopis (settlement Kalochoriou), Palaiou Skyllitsiou, Neokastrou, Agkathias (settlement Trilofias), Prodromou (settlements Agias Triadas & Neou Prodromou), Kypselis, Trikalon, Arachou, Lianovergiou, Prasinadas (settlements Kydonias & Niseloudiou), Platanou.

President of the Municipal Community of Alexandria 2011 – 2014 : Resiniotis Apostolos.

President of the Municipal Community of Alexandria 2014 – 2019 : Lymperakis Menelaos.

President of the Municipal Community of Alexandria 2019 – 2023 : Lymperakis Menelaos.

Mayors of Alexandria

The Kapsohora, from 1961 onwards, measured with the Municipal Community of Alexandria.