Greek vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e.g. ΑΑΑ–1000 ) printed in black on a white background. The letters represent the district ( prefecture ) that issues the plates while the numbers range from 1000 to 9999. As of 2004 a blue strip was added on the left showing the country code of Greece (GR) in white text and the Flag of Europe in yellow. Similar plates but of square size with numbers ranging from 1 to 999 are issued for motorcycles which exceed 50 cc in engine size.
17-538: Kastania may refer to: Kastania, Ioannina , Greece Kastania, Laconia , Greece Kastania, Pieria , Greece Kastania, Trikala , Greece Kastania, Kozani , Greece Kastania Cave Siege of Kastania , fought in July 1780 Kastania, a mountain of Arcadia , the ancient Cnacalus Kastania, a village of Koumanis in Elis, Greece [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
34-474: A band at the top of both front and rear plates indicating city/district of registration and type of usage (private, commercial etc). Sometime after the early 60s the band on the front plate was abandoned and hence that plate became shorter in height, while the band at the rear became blue. This time it was not compulsory to change plates after 1972 when the newer system arrived. Hence these so-called "six-figure plates" can still occasionally (as of 2018) be spotted on
51-451: A few old vehicles. In 1972, they became lettered and the system was LL–NNNN while trucks used L–NNNN . Again, they were black characters on white background but with a new typeface. It was not compulsory to change these plates when the newer system arrived. In 1984, the system changed to LLL–NNNN and the first two letters are prefecture letters (with the exception of the biggest prefectures Attica/Athens and Thessaloniki where only
68-676: A licence plate usually represent the prefecture (nomos) where the car was registered. The almost full list of plates in Greece is below (next to the prefecture / district is its capital or an area within the prefecture that the plates are issued; some prefectures have more than one combination): Vehicles that belong to public services and armed forces use special license plates with the following letter combinations followed by numbers: The following categories are conflicting: The same letter combinations are used for both public services and specific regions: For truck trailers over 3.5 tonnes without
85-679: Is a mountain village in the Ioannina regional unit in northern Greece . It is part of the municipal unit of Mastorochoria . It is situated in the northern Pindus mountains, near the left bank of the river Sarantaporos . It is 4 km southeast of Pyrsogianni and 18 km northeast of Konitsa . Population [ edit ] Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1981 244 — 1991 205 −16.0% 2001 134 −34.6% 2011 79 −41.0% 2021 140 +77.2% See also [ edit ] List of settlements in
102-622: Is because Greece is a contracting party to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic , which in Annex 2 requires registration numbers to be displayed in capital Latin characters and Arabic numerals. The rule applies in a similar way in Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria . Combinations used for overseas residents are L–NNNN (where L = letter and N = number) and are limited. Until 2003, taxis used L–NNNN ;
119-1126: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kastaniani Coordinates : 40°11′N 20°50′E / 40.183°N 20.833°E / 40.183; 20.833 Community in Greece Kastaniani Καστάνιανη Community [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kastaniani Coordinates: 40°11′N 20°50′E / 40.183°N 20.833°E / 40.183; 20.833 Country Greece Administrative region Epirus Regional unit Ioannina Municipality Konitsa Municipal unit Mastorochoria Elevation 880 m (2,890 ft) Population (2021) • Community 140 Time zone UTC+2 ( EET ) • Summer ( DST ) UTC+3 ( EEST ) Vehicle registration ΙΝ Kastaniani ( Greek : Καστάνιανη meaning "chestnut tree", also: Καστανέα Kastanea )
136-550: Is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Greek-language text Vehicle registration plates of Greece With the exception of Athens and Thessaloniki which are represented by just the first letter of the three, all other districts are represented by the first 2 letters. The final one or two letters in the sequence changes in Greek alphabetical order after 8,999 issued plates. For example, Patras plates are ΑΧΑ–1000 , where ΑΧ represents
153-606: The Achaia prefecture of which Patras is the capital. When ΑΧΑ–9999 is reached the plates turn to ΑΧΒ–1000 and this continues until ΑΧΧ is finished. The letters are officially letters from the Latin alphabet , but only those letters are used whose shape (as a capital letter) matches a letter from the Greek alphabet , specifically Α , Β , Ε , Ζ , Η , Ι , Κ , Μ , Ν , Ο , Ρ , Τ , Υ , Χ (in Greek alphabetical order). This
170-418: The "authenticity" inspection. They came in yellow/blue, white/blue or white/orange depending on the historic vehicle organisation (FILPA or FHVE) and they consist of 4 numbers. Since 2023, new governmental historic plates are now available. They begin with the code IO and they have 5 digits (e.g. IO-12345). Their background is white and they have blue letters. The first 2 of 3 letters (which are listed below) of
187-603: The Ioannina regional unit References [ edit ] ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from
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#1732773259190204-439: The change, later revised) in black characters on a white background using a smaller typeface in the top left corner. These plates were compulsorily withdrawn in 1956. In 1956 the system was again changed to just numbers NNNNNN . NNNNNN could be any number from one to six digits starting once again with "1" and ending this time at about "451000", though not all numbers were allocated. Characters were black on white background with
221-457: The first letter remained the same). Again, it was not compulsory to change to the newer "euro" plates in 2004. In September/October 2004 the euroband and international country code (GR) were added to the left and the typeface changed. In all other respects the previous system LLL–NNNN continued with the numbering allocation carrying on as from pre-2004. Historic vehicle number plates can be issued for vehicles over 30 years old, after they pass
238-435: The initial of the city they were licensed in (e.g. "A" for Athens). In 1954 it was compulsory for all vehicles to change to a new system. For just 2 years the system was L–NN , L–NNN , L–NNNN or L–NNNNN with black characters on yellow background where L was the initial of the city they were licensed in (e.g. "A" for Athens, "Θ" for Thessaloniki etc.). All these plates display "1953–54" (the initial time period for
255-1379: The original on 2015-09-21. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. v t e Subdivisions of the municipality of Konitsa Municipal unit of Aetomilitsa Aetomilitsa Municipal unit of Distrato Distrato Municipal unit of Fourka Fourka Municipal unit of Konitsa Aetopetra Agia Paraskevi Agia Varvara Aidonochori Amarantos Armata Elefthero Exochi Gannadio Iliorrachi Kallithea Kavasila Kleidonia Konitsa Mazi Melissopetra Molista Molyvdoskepastos Monastiri Nikanoras Pades Palaioselli Pigi Pournia Pyrgos Municipal unit of Mastorochoria Asimochori Chionades Drosopigi Gorgopotamos Kallithea Kastaniani Kefalochori Kleidonia Lagkada Oxya Plagia Plikati Pyrsogianni Vourmpiani Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kastaniani&oldid=1257672740 " Categories : Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit) Konitsa Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas CS1 Greek-language sources (el) Articles with short description Short description
272-519: The plate was aligned with the prefecture and the letters were colored red. Up until 1954 Greek number plates were quite simple: black numbers on a white background, indicating the serial number shown on the car's license. These started at 1 and advanced to approximately 75,000 when the system was changed. The owner had to provide the plates and specifications were minimal: the size of the plates and numbers, as well as their respective colours. This meant that plates were not very uniform. Taxis had to indicate
289-426: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kastania&oldid=1096258509 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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