title: Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki
text: # Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki
  
  Ampelokipoi (Greek: Αμπελόκηποι, meaning vineyards) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, of which it is a municipal unit. The population was 37381 in 2011, with a land area of 1.803 km². Ampelokipoi is the seat of the new Ampelokipoi-Menemeni municipality.
  
  ## Areas
  
  Ampelokipoi include the areas of Heptalofos, Skeparni, Kaistri, Philippou and Akriton.
  
  ## Sport activities
  
  The municipal sports club AO Ampelokipon has football, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletic clubs. The local stadium was a training center for the Olympic Games of 2004.
  
  ## Other
  
  In the area is located also the Zeitenlik WWI Allied cemetery, such as the Catholic cemetery of Saint Vincent.
  
  