Stavroupoli (Greek: Σταυρούπολη, literally city of the Cross) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece.
[3] Stavroupoli is located northwest of Thessaloniki's city centre.
The Stavroupoli region includes the areas of: The town is served by buses 27, 34 and 56.
The area was also home to a military camp-converted-concentration camp during WWII, known in German as "Konzentrationslager Pavlo Mela" (Pavlos Melas Concentration Camp), where Jews, members of the Greek resistance and other anti-fascists were held either to be killed or sent to other concentration camps.
Today the buildings are under restoration with a plan of construction of a museum.