Skydra ( el, Σκύδρα, in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - ''Vertekop'',
Slavic: Вртикоп, ''Vrtikop'') is a municipality in the
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 ...
regional unit of
Macedonia in
Greece
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.
Municipality
The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became
municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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units:
*
Meniida
Meniida ( el, Μενηίδα) is a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Skydra, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 118.562&nbs ...
*Skydra
The municipality has an area of 239.525 km
2, the municipal unit 120.963 km
2.
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
Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D ...
have been uncovered.
Pella museum, Skydra
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Oral History
Ioannis Chrissochoidis on Pontian Greeks settling in Skydra (1919-1940).
Historical Population
Sporting teams
The town hosts two football clubs:
* Aetos Skydra F.C., plays in the Greek Football League 2
* Nea Genia Skydras, plays in the fifth Division of Greece (amateur league of the Pella Football Clubs Association
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 ...
).
In addition, Skydra has a volleyball team, Aristotelis Skydras V.C., which recently was promoted at the A2 Volleyball League.
Notable people
* Efthymis Koulouris
Efthymis Koulouris ( el, Ευθύμης Κουλούρης, born 6 March 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Greece national team.
Koulouris began his career with PAOK, an ...
* Olga Strantzali
Olga Strantzali ( gr, Όλγα Στράντζαλη; born January 12, 1996) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who is a member of the Greek national team. Currently she competes as an οutside hitter for PAOK.
Personal
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References
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Populated places in Pella (regional unit)
Bottiaea
Municipalities of Central Macedonia