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Pella (regional Unit)
Pella ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia and the birthplace of Alexander the Great. The capital of Pella is Edessa with a population of 19,036 inhabitants according to the census of 2011, while the largest town is Giannitsa. Other towns include Aridaia, Skydra, Arnissa and Krya Vrysi. Administration According to the 2011 census the population of the regional unit of Pella was 139,680. It is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are: * Almopia (2) *Edessa (1) *Pella (3) *Skydra (4) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit of Pella was created out of the former prefecture Pella ( el, Νομός Πέλλας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Units Of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into municipalities. They were introduced as part of the Kallikratis administrative reform on 1 January 2011 and are comparable in area and, in the mainland, coterminous with the 'pre-Kallikratis' prefectures of Greece During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures ( el, νομοί, sing. νομός, translit=nomoi, sing. nomós) were .... List References {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of European countries Regional units Greece transport-related lists Subdivisions of Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skydra
Skydra ( el, Σκύδρα, in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - ''Vertekop'', Slavic: Вртикоп, ''Vrtikop'') is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece. Municipality The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Meniida *Skydra The municipality has an area of 239.525 km2, the municipal unit 120.963 km2. Municipal unit of Skydra Division of the municipal unit Skidra with total population 15,613 (2011). The 11 communities of Skydra are: History In Skydra there is an ancient settlement in Mandalo. The foundations of a monumental building that probably was a temple of Zeus have been uncovered. Oral History Ioannis Chrissochoidis on Pontian Greeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megas Alexandros, Pella
Megas Alexandros ( el, Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, ''Alexander the Great'') is a former municipality in the Pella (regional unit), Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pella (municipality), Pella, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after Alexander the Great. The municipal unit has an area of 88.925 km2. Population 6,941 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Galatades. References Populated places in Pella (regional unit) Pella (municipality) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub bg:Александър Велики (дем) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrros
Kyrros ( el, Κύρρος; in classical contexts also transliterated ''Cyrrhus'') is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pella, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 181.415 km2. Population 6,479 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Mylotopos. The municipality took its name from the ancient Macedonian town Cyrrhus, which was located near ancient Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit .... References Bottiaea Populated places in Pella (regional unit) {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub bg:Пела (дем) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krya Vrysi, Pella
Krya Vrysi ( el, Κρύα Βρύση, before 1927: Πλάσνα ''Plasna'') is a town and a former municipality in Pella (regional unit), Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pella (municipality), Pella, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 76.956 km2. It is located 75 km west of Thessaloniki and 2 km east of the Neolithic, Early Neolithic settlement of Nea Nikomedeia. History The town of Krya Vrysi, named ''Plasna'' before 1927, became an independent community in 1934, when it was separated from Esovalta, Valta. After the lake that covered the place was drained, the people had trouble finding drinkable water. When they found a source of cold, clear water, they called it "water from the ''Krya Vrysi'' (Cold Spring)", thus giving the town its name. The community Krya Vrysi became a municipality in 1990. The economy in the area is primarily based on agriculture with the farmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegoritida
Vegoritida ( el, Βεγορίτιδα) is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Edessa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 289.987 km2. Population 3,635 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Arnissa. The municipality was named after the Lake Vegoritida Lake Vegoritida ( el, Λίμνη Βεγορίτιδα, ''Limni Vegoritida''), also known in the past as Lake Ostrovo ( el, Λίμνη Οστρόβου, ''Limni Ostrovou''), is a large natural lake in western Macedonia, northern Greece. It is situa ..., and is situated on the northeastern shore of this lake. References Populated places in Pella (regional unit) Edessa, Greece {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exaplatanos
Exaplatanos ( el, Εξαπλάτανος; Macedonian: Капињани, ''Kapinjani'';,Todor Hristov Simovski, ''The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia'' (Skopje 1998), , p. 90. tr, Kapinyari) is a village and a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Almopia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 422.907 km2. Population 7,243 (2011). In 1912 the village numbered 1,315 residents exclusively Pomak Pomaks ( bg, Помаци, Pomatsi; el, Πομάκοι, Pomáki; tr, Pomaklar) are Bulgarian-speaking Muslims inhabiting northwestern Turkey, Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. The c. 220,000 strong ethno-confessional minority in Bulgaria is ... Muslims. One of the villages in this municipal unit is Archangelos ( Megleno-Romanian: ''Ossiani''). References External linksOfficial website of Exaplatanos Populated places in Pella (regional unit) {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures ( el, νομοί, sing. νομός, translit=nomoi, sing. nomós) were the country's main administrative unit. They are now defunct, and have been approximately replaced by regional units. They are called departments in ISO 3166-2:GR and by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. The prefectures were the second-degree organization of local government, grouped into 13 regions or (before 1987) 10 geographical departments, and in turn divided into provinces and comprising a number of communities and municipalities. The prefectures became self-governing entities in 1994, when the first prefectural-level elections took place. The prefects were previously appointed by the government. By 2010, their number had risen to 51, of which one, the Attica Prefecture, where more than a third of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Πύργος του ρολογιού
Pyrgos or Pyrgus (Greek: ''Πύργος'', "tower") may refer to: Places Greece *Chalastra, a village in Thessaloniki regional unit *Myrtos Pyrgos, Minoan archaeological site near Myrtos, Crete *Priniatikos Pyrgos, an archaeological site near Istron, in eastern Crete *Pyrgos Dirou, a village in Laconia, municipality of Oitylo, Laconia *Pyrgos Kallistis, a village in the island of Santorini *Pyrgos, Boeotia, a village north of Orchomenos in Boeotia, believed by some to be the site of classical Tegyra * Pyrgos, Corinthia, a mountain village in the municipality of Evrostini, Corinthia *Pyrgos, Elis, capital city of Elis * Pyrgos, Heraklion, a village in the municipal unit of Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete *Pyrgus (Elis), a town of ancient Elis *Pyrgus (Triphylia), a town of ancient Triphylia, in Elis Elsewhere *''Pyrgos'', Greek name for the city of Burgas, Bulgaria * Pyrgos, Cyprus, a town on Morphou Bay *Pyrgos, Limassol, village near Limassol, Cyprus *''Pyrgos Aphekou'', ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Alexander The Great Riding Bucephalus And Carrying A Winged Statue Of Nike (square Of Alexander The Great) In Pella City (6914694770)
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical. Many statues are placed in public places as public art. The world's tallest statue, ''Statue of Unity'', is tall and is located near the Narmada dam in Gujarat, India. Color Ancient statues often show the bare surface of the material of which they are made. For example, many people associate Greek classical art with white marble sculpture, but there is evidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edessa Waterfall
Edessa (; grc, Ἔδεσσα, Édessa) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, founded during the Hellenistic period by King Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Seleucid Empire. It later became capital of the Kingdom of Osroene, and continued as capital of the Roman province of Osroene. In Late Antiquity, it became a prominent center of Christian learning and seat of the Catechetical School of Edessa. During the Crusades, it was the capital of the County of Edessa. The city was situated on the banks of the Daysan River (; ), a tributary of the Khabur, and was defended by Şanlıurfa Castle, the high central citadel. Ancient Edessa is the predecessor of modern Urfa ( tr, Şanlıurfa; ku, Riha; ar, الرُّهَا, ar-Ruhā; hy, Ուռհա, Urha), in the Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Modern names of the city are likely derived from Urhay or Orhay ( syc, ܐܘܪܗܝ, ʾŪrhāy / ʾŌrhāy), the site's Syriac name before the re-foundation of the settlement by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pella, Greece
Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is a municipality in the Pella (regional unit), Pella regional unit of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. The capital of the municipality is Giannitsa, the largest town of the regional unit. On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum (Pella), Archaeological Museum of Pella. Municipality The municipality Pella was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Giannitsa *Krya Vrysi, Pella, Krya Vrysi *Kyrros *Megas Alexandros, Pella, Megas Alexandros *Pella (town) The municipality has an area of 669.220 km2, the municipal unit 113.819 km2. The Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality has a population of 63,122 (2011 census). The capital of the municipality of Pella is Giannitsa (population 29,789 at the 2011 census). Other towns are Krya Vrysi, Pella, Krya Vrysi (pop. 6,535), Mylotopos (pop. 2,605), Pella (town) (pop. 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
