Editing Chalcis (section)

{{Short description|City on the island of Euboea, Greece}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Redirect|Chalkis|the Chinese company|Xinjiang Chalkis}}
{{Redirect|Euripos|the ancient city in Acarnania|Euripus (Acarnania)}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
 | name               = Chalkida
 | name_local         = Χαλκίδα
|type = municipality
 | city_flag          =
 | image_map          = 2011 Dimos Chalkideon.png
 | periph             = [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]
 | periphunit         = [[Euboea (regional unit)|Euboea]]
|demonym= Chalcidian<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1st&nbsp;ed. "[http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/30257 Chalcidian, ''n.'' & ''adj.''<sup>3</sup>]". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1933.</ref>
 | pop_municipality   = 109256
 | area_municipality  = 424.77
 | pop_municunit      = 64490
 | area_municunit     = 30.80
 | population_as_of   = 2021
 | coordinates        = {{coord|38|27|45|N|23|35|42|E|display=inline,title}}
 | postal_code        = 341 00
 | area_code          = 22210
 | licence            = ΧΑ
 | website            = [http://www.dimoschalkideon.gr/ www.dimoschalkideon.gr]
 | image_skyline      = Χαλκίδα 0067.jpg
 | caption_skyline    = Chalcis' seafront
 | city_seal          = 
 | districts          =  
 | mayor              = Eleni Vaka<ref name=mayor>[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9155/ Municipality of Chalkida, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior</ref>
 | party              = 
 | since              = 2019
 | elevation          = 10
}}
'''Chalcis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|l|s|ᵻ|s}};<ref>{{citation |last=Richmond |first=Henry J. |title=The Pronunciation of Greek and Latin Proper Names in English |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=XMGulz4NTfwC&pg=PA32 32] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XMGulz4NTfwC |date=1905 |publisher=George Wahr |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=9780857927866 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090214/https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=XMGulz4NTfwC&printsec=frontcover |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> [[Ancient Greek]] and [[Katharevousa]]: {{lang|grc|Χαλκίς}}, {{small|[[Romanization of Ancient Greek|romanized]]:}} {{Transliteration|grc|Chalkís}}), also called '''Chalkida''' or '''Halkida''' ([[Modern Greek]]: {{lang|el|Χαλκίδα}}, {{IPA|el|xalˈciða|pron}}), is the chief city of the island of [[Euboea]] or Evia in [[Greece]], situated on the [[Euripus Strait]] at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from [[Classical antiquity|antiquity]] and is derived from the Greek [[wiktionary:χαλκός|χαλκός]] ([[copper]], [[bronze]]), though there is no trace of any mines in the area.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}<ref>Simon C. Bakhuizen, R. Kreulen, ''Chalcis-in-Euboea: Iron and Chalcidians Abroad'', Brill Archive, 1976, p. 58.</ref> In the [[Late Middle Ages]], it was known as '''Negropont(e)''', an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea.