Naousa (, historically , ; ), officially The Heroic City of Naousa, is a

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in the

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regional unit of

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. It is located at the foot of the

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. According to the 2021 census, the city population was 19,706 inhabitants and that of the homonymous metropolitan area 30,054 inhabitants. In 1955, a royal decree designated Naousa as a ''heroic city'', honoring the struggle of its inhabitants during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

. A monument at the Stoubanoi area, near the river Arapista, commemorates the sacrifice of the women who, in April 1822, preferred death instead of being captured by the Ottomans, and jumped into this river with their children. Naousa is famous for its carnival its ski resort and its wine production, as well as for the archaeological sites discovered at the area of ancient Mieza. Since 2021, it is a member of the

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History

Antiquity

Herodotus Herodotus (; BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the '' Histori ...

locates at the Naousa area "the fertile Gardens of King Midas, son of Gordios". Although no ancient settlement has been identified in the current location of the city itself, numerous archaeological findings at the sites of Kopanos, Hariessa, and Lefkadia date back from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

era to the Roman period. They indicate the presence of an important city (Mieza), where Aristotle's school, an ancient theatre, and several tombs from the Hellenistic period have been found. Mieza is also mentioned in a Delphi dedication. Negush Traditional House 04

Ottoman period

Information described in this section is mainly derived from books written by François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville,

William Martin Leake William Martin Leake FRS (14 January 17776 January 1860) was an English soldier, spy, topographer, diplomat, antiquarian, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He served in the British Army, spending much of his career in the Mediterrane ...

, and Basil Nicolaïdes. All three visited the Ottoman administrated Macedonia and referred to Naousa. In addition, two historical works by the Greek authors, Efstathios Stougianakis and Thomas Bliatkas are exclusively dedicated to Naousa. The current city was established in the second half of the 14th century. During this century, Macedonia, after having been part of the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

and Serbian Empires, started to be conquered by the

Ottomans Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empir ...

. The anarchy prevailed in the region and people took refuge in the place of present-day Naousa, from where they could easily see impending dangers, the entire plain lying at their feet. The officialization of the settlement in the frame of the Ottoman Empire is connected with the military commander

Evrenos Evrenos or Evrenuz (1288–1417, Yenice-i Vardar) was an Ottoman military commander. He served as a general under Süleyman Pasha, Murad I, Bayezid I, Süleyman Çelebi and Mehmed I. Legends stating that he lived for 129 years and had an incr ...

. Its Ottoman name was Ağustos, which evolved to the Greek Niaousta, and then Naousa. Since its foundation, Naousa was a Christian city; the only Ottomans present were the

Qadi A qadi (; ) is the magistrate or judge of a Sharia court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and auditing of public works. History The term '' was in use from ...

and the Voivode (commander). Its inhabitants had been awarded important tax privileges, self-government rights, as well as the right of having their own garrison. Many of these privileges were obtained thanks to the intervention of

Mara Branković Mara Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Мара Бранковић; – 14 September 1487), or Mara Despina Hatun, in Europe also known as ''Amerissa'', ''Sultana Maria'' or ''Sultanina'', was the daughter of Despotate of Serbia, Serbian monarch Đurađ Br ...

, daughter of the Serbian ruler

Đurađ Branković Đurađ Vuković Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ Вуковић Бранковић, ; 1377 – 24 December 1456) served as the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456, making him one of the final rulers of medieval Serbia. In 1429, Branković was form ...

and wife of the Sultan

Murad II Murad II (, ; June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451. Early life Murad was born in June 1404 to Mehmed I, while the identity of his mother is disputed according to v ...

. This resulted in a rapid increase of population and the development of handicrafts (weaponry, goldsmithing, weaving, etc.). The Ottoman traveller

Evliya Çelebi Dervish Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman explorer who travelled through his home country during its cultural zenith as well as neighboring lands. He travelled for over 40 years, rec ...

mentions that, during his visit in the 17th century, Naousa was inhabited by Greeks. At that time, it was already a well-known urban center with about one thousand houses, and an economic influence in the region of central Macedonia. An important uprising took place in 1705, when a Turkish official arrived with the order to recruit young boys for the

Janissary A janissary (, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops. They were the first modern standing army, and perhaps the first infantry force in the world to be equipped with firearms, adopted dur ...

battalions. The residents refused to hand over their children and killed the official and two of his companions. Led by the armatoles Zisis Karademos and his two sons, some 100 people raised the flag of rebellion and inflicted blows on the conquerors. However, a detachment of 800 Turks managed to surround the rebels and finally kill Karademos. His two sons were arrested and sentenced to death. The uprising of the Naousians in 1705 contributed to the end of

devshirme Devshirme (, usually translated as "child levy" or "blood tax", , .) was the Ottoman practice of forcibly recruiting soldiers and bureaucrats from among the children of their Balkan Christian subjects and raising them in the religion of Islam ...

in the Balkans. In 1772, Naousa became one of the centers of a conspiratorial movement for a rebellion against the Ottomans, instigated by Sotirios Lefkadios, an agent of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

. The bishops of

Edessa Edessa (; ) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Sel ...

Veria Veria (; ), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia. It is located north-nor ...

, Servia,

Kozani Kozani (, ) is a town in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas, Aliakmonas riv ...

and other cities, decided the formation of military corps with the help of the armatoles. There is no precise information regarding the fate of this conspiracy. However, at that time, the Ottomans, fearing an attack by the Russian fleet, committed many atrocities against the Greeks. This situation ended with the

Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (; ), formerly often written Kuchuk-Kainarji, was a peace treaty signed on , in Küçük Kaynarca (today Kaynardzha, Bulgaria and Cuiugiuc, Romania) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, ending the R ...

(1774), which forced the Ottoman Empire to grant many privileges to the Greeks. In the meantime, Naousa continued to develop at a rapid pace. Within a century, its population almost doubled and it gained a reputation for both its wines and its educational activities. Such flourishing attracted the interest of the ambitious

Ali Pasha of Ioannina Ali Pasha (1740 – 24 January 1822), commonly known as Ali Pasha of Yanina or Ali Pasha of Tepelena, was an Albanian ruler who served as Ottoman pasha of the Pashalik of Yanina, a large part of western Rumelia. Under his rule, it acquired a ...

. Starting from 1795, he tried several times to annex the city to his administration, using either sieges or treachery. He achieved his goal in 1804, but he was obliged, by order of the sultan, to abandon the city eight years later. In February 1822, Naousa, despite its prosperity, took part in the

. A solemn declaration of the revolution was made in the Cathedral with praise, swearing, revolutionary chants and the raising of flags on the towers and gates of the city. Military operations led by Zafeirakis Theodosiou and Anastasios Karatasos, aiming at the creation of a free revolutionary regime in the region, led to the siege of the city. Abdul Abud, the Pasha of

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

, arrived on 14 March with 16,000 soldiers and 12 cannons. The Greeks defended Naousa with a force of 4,000 men. The Ottomans attempted to take the city on 16, 18, and 19 March, without success; on 24 March, they started a bombardment lasting for several days. Their attack failed, but on 6 April, after receiving a reinforcement of additional 3,000 men, they finally overcame the Greek resistance and entered Naousa. A complete destruction of the city, looting, massacres and persecutions of the population followed. Several women preferred to kill themselves by falling with their children into the foamy waters of the Arapitsa waterfall in the Stubanoi site in order to avoid being captured. According to official Ottoman documents, 409 Naousians were killed, 33 left the city, and 198 were pardoned. Over 400 women and children were sold as slaves. The properties of the dead and fugitives (655 houses) and the church were confiscated. The fall and the massacre of Naousa marked the end of the Greek Revolution in Central Macedonia. After this catastrophe, the city lost its privileges for the next few years. Many Naousians went to Southern Greece, where they continued the struggle in the frame of the

. Despite the above devastation, Naousa recovered quickly. In the last years of Ottoman rule, the city experienced commercial and industrial prosperity. The latter was favored by the

Tanzimat The (, , lit. 'Reorganization') was a period of liberal reforms in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Edict of Gülhane of 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. Driven by reformist statesmen such as Mustafa Reşid Pash ...

reforms in the

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, which attributed to Christians equal rights with Muslims. A first cotton spinning mill was founded in 1875, and by 1910, a total of six industrial units were operative. Industrialization greatly benefited from the cheap energy provided by the waterfalls. During the

Macedonian Struggle The Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts that were mainly fought between Greek and Bulgarian subjects who lived in Ottoman Macedonia between 1893 and 1912. From 1904 to 1908 the conflict was p ...

, Naousa was an important center against the action of the Bulgarian komitadjis. In particular, the city supported Greek rebel bodies led by Epaminondas Garnetas and Ioannis Simanikas.

Modern Greek State

Naousa was freed from Ottoman rule on 17 October 1912. When it joined the Greek state, as established by the Treaty of Bucharest, its population was around 10,000 inhabitants, 20% of them being workers. New industrial units were founded, agriculture was modernized with systematic tree cultivation and the foreign trade was developed. The city's population increased significantly following the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the subsequent

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, when a large number of Greek refugees, originating from Asia Minor, were settled in Naousa. During the German Occupation, Naousians participated actively to the Greek resistance. The large number of workers living in the city constituted a fruitful recruiting ground for Greek Communist Party (KKE). Moreover, the mountainous massifs around Naousa facilitated the action of the

Greek People's Liberation Army The Greek People's Liberation Army (, ''Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós''; ELAS) was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM) during the period of the Greek resistance until February 1945, when, followi ...

(ELAS). In September 1944, ELAS liberated Naousa. In the course of the

Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War () took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communism, Communist-led uprising against the established government of the Kingdom of Greece. The rebels decl ...

that followed, the city suffered frequent guerrilla attacks. In 1946, a large part of Naousa was burnt and. In January 1949, the

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occupied the city for a few days, set on fire and kidnapped residents, especially young women; several prominent citizens were executed. During another assault in June 1949, 300 inhabitants were taken as hostages. From 1945 to 1949, three

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were executed and the municipal archives destroyed. Eventually, the National Air Force attacked the retreating rebels, who released the abductees.

Administration and demographics

The province of Naousa () was one of the

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

of Imathia. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006. The current municipality of Naousa was established by the 2011 local government reform, with the merger of the following three former municipalities that became municipal units: * Anthemia * Eirinoupoli *Naousa The municipality has an area of 425.491 km², the municipal unit 300.891 km².

Geography

Naousa is located in Northwestern Imathia, 22 kilometers north of Veria and 90 kilometers west of Thessaloniki. The city lies on the eastern foothills of

, one of the biggest mountain ranges in Greece, and west to the plain of

Giannitsa Giannitsa ( , in English also Yannitsa, Yenitsa) is the largest city in the regional unit of Pella and the capital of the Pella municipality, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. The municipal unit Giannitsa has an area of 2 ...

. Naousa is today the largest forest-owning municipality in the country being also surrounded by orchards, producing peaches, apples, cherries and other fruits. Due to its location, the altitude varies by as much as 150m between the lowest and highest parts of the city, and it reaches nearly 550m in the Saint Nicholas Park. Naousa is crossed by the river Arapitsa forming a waterfall within the city.

Climate

Naousa has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(Cfa) in the Köppen climate classification but due to its inland location and elevation, is more continental (and less Mediterranean) than in most Greek cities. It is heavily influenced by the mountains, rising up to the west, and the plain of Giannitsa to the east. On one hand, the mountains shelter the area from cold winds blowing from the north and west down the Balkan Peninsula and also from hot southwest winds, creating a non-extreme

microclimate A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often slightly but sometimes substantially. The term may refer to areas as small as a few square m ...

. On the other, they create föhn winds, which draw in cool, damp air from the Aegean coast. The annual precipitation of Naousa is typically lower than in western

, but it is one of the highest in the Macedonia region, measuring around 710 mm per year. Winters can be cold. In the city, snowfall is not uncommon (snow falls at an average of 10–15 days per year) and measurable amounts of snow can remain on the ground for several days. Typically, downtown Naousa experiences milder winter temperatures than the suburbs where temperatures can drop many degrees below zero. Recent years have been a lot warmer and the 2007 European heat wave saw Naousa reaching 40 °C for the first time in recent memory, with an absolute maximum of 41.3 °C on 25 July. On 8 January 2017, temperature dropped to -10.5 °C, which is a 10-year low.

Economy

The wider area of Naousa is famous for the production of high quality peaches, apples, cherries and, most importantly, for its wine. The "Naoussa" red wine has received many awards in Greece and abroad. A special variety called ''xinomavro'' acquired the European label PDO (

protected designation of origin The protected designation of origin (PDO) is a type of geographical indication of the European Union aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main purpose is to designat ...

). The Naousa carnaval, staging dancing of Boules and Genitsari, attracts many visitors.

Architecture

The hallmark of the city is the 25 meters high Clock Tower, donation of the industrialist Georgios Anastasiou Kirtsis. It was built in 1895 with ashral stones and retains its original mechanism. A modern trademark is the 11 meters high Obelisk, located in the central square of the city, whose construction was completed in 2002. The totality of the old churches were burned during the 1822 holocaust. However, several of them were reconstructed. The oldest churches (Saint George and Panagia) date from the 19th century and are three-aisled

basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...

s. The traditional Macedonian-style buildings in Naousa are usually large, two-storey constructions with inner courtyard. They are made of

tufa Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitation (chemistry), precipitate out of water in ambient temperature, unheated rivers or lakes. hot spring, Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less ...

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and wood. Only few of them survive today. The most important mansions are located in the "Pouliana" and "Batania" districts, those in "Alonia" being smaller working class houses. The "Galakeia" and "Sefertzio" primary schools and the "Lappio" Gymnasium, named after their donors, deserve particular mention. Industrial buildings, most of which served as textile factories during the 19th and 20th centuries, are encountered all over the city. Since the 1990s, these factories gradually ceased to operate, because of the crisis in the textile industry. Several of them are currently municipal property. Renovated, they are used for various purposes. For example, one of them one houses the Department of Technology Management of the University of Macedonia, while others are being turned into Museums and multi-cultural spaces.

Sights and Activities

Museums

* Historical and Folklore Museum: exhibits of the cultural heritage from Naoussa area (local costumes, textiles, looms, weapons, jewelry...). It is located at 10, St. Dimitriou. * Wine and Vine Museum: history and process of wine production, and related objects. It is located at 17, Hatzimalousi Street, in a neoclassical building from 1908, owned by the Boutari family, founder of the homonymous wine company. * Vlach Folklore Museum: exhibits from the life of Naoussa΄s

Vlachs Vlach ( ), also Wallachian and many other variants, is a term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate speakers of Eastern Romance languages living in Southeast Europe—south of the Danube (the Balkan peninsula ...

(

loom A loom is a device used to weaving, weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the Warp (weaving), warp threads under tension (mechanics), tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of ...

s, flokati rugs, uniforms...). It is located at 23, Sofroniou Street. * Euxinos Club of the Naoussa

Pontians The Pontic Greeks (; or ; , , ), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greeks, Greek group Indigenous peoples, indigenous to the region of Pontus (region), Pontus, in northeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). They share ...

: large library containing almost 1,000 books brought by the refugees in 1923 from the Library of Argyroupolis in the Black Sea Region. * Simanika Collection: private collection of classical music, including 4,000 records, CDs, cassettes and videotape, which has been donated to the Municipality.

Parks

Naousa is surrounded by a lot of greenery and has several parks. The municipal park, which was created in the 1950s, covering an area of approximately 30 acres, is one of the most important inner-city parks in Greece. With a landscaped flower garden and a lake of approximately 1.5 acres, hosting fish, ducks and swans, it has a commanding view of the plain of Imathia. In 2021, the municipal park became a full member the European Route of Historic Gardens of the

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Agios Nikolaos

The sources of the Arapitsa river are located at Agios Nikolaos, a site characterized by dense vegetation of plane trees, at a distance of only three kilometers from the city center. Arapitsa supplies water to the city and irrigates the fertile estates of the entire region. The local vegetation also includes wild native

boxwood ''Buxus'' is a genus of about seventy species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box and boxwood. The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost So ...

, linden and

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

trees. The location provides organized sports areas such as volleyball, basketball, tennis, football courts as well as a state-of-the-art indoor swimming pool of Olympic dimensions. There are also guest services facilities with hotels and restaurants.

Ski resort

The ski resort of 3–5 Pigadia, is located in the Naousa metropolitan area, at 17 km from the city. It is a modern ski center at an altitude of 1,430–2,005 meters with ski slopes of every difficulty degree and endurance trails. It is the first ski center in Greece with an artificial snow system.

Sports

Skiing club EOS Naousas is the oldest of the city's sporting clubs, having been founded in 1932. Naousa also hosts the clubs Naoussa F.C., which played at First National Division of Greece for one year (season 1993–1994) and EGS Zafeirakis Naousas () that competes at volleyball, handball and basketball. The name refers to the Greek prokritos Zafeirakis Theodosiou () (1772–1822).

International relations

Twin townssister cities

Naousa, Imathia is twinned with: *

Missolonghi Missolonghi or Mesolongi (, ) is a municipality of 32,048 people (according to the 2021 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Mesolongiou (). Missolon ...

* Naousa, Paros,

* Faches-Thumesnil,

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(1992) * Asenovgrad,

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

(1994) *

Zgorzelec Zgorzelec (, , , , Lower Sorbian: ''Zgórjelc'') is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec (although it is not part of the territory ...

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(1998)

Notable people

* Anastasios Michail (17th century – 1722), theologian * Zisis Karademos (17th century – 1705), armatole, led a rebellion * Anastasios Karatasos (1764–1830), armatole *

Meletie Covaci Meletie Covaci (1707 – 11 April 1775) was an Aromanian Catholic bishop in the Habsburg monarchy. Biography Born in Naousa, in the Ottoman Empire (now in Greece), to Eastern Orthodox parents, Covaci was an Aromanian. He fled to the north o ...

(1707–1775), Catholic bishop * Vassilios Romfeis (born 1773),

klepht Klephts (; Greek κλέφτης, ''kléftis'', pl. κλέφτες, ''kléftes'', which means "thieves" and perhaps originally meant just "brigand": "Other Greeks, taking to the mountains, became unofficial, self-appointed armatoles and were know ...

* Gregory Anthony Perdicaris (1810–1883), first U.S. Consul to Greece, author * Zafeirakis Theodosiou (18th century – 1822), political leader *The Lappas brothers (19th century), merchants and benefactors of the city * Ioannis Simanikas, (late 19th century), chieftain of the

. * Grigorios Longos, textile industrialist * Eleni Tsaligopoulou (born 1963), singer *

Konstantinos Prousalis Konstantinos Prousalis (; born 6 October 1980) is a Greeks, Greek former volleyball player. He is the current head coach of G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (men's volleyball), Iraklis Thessaloniki. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball ...

(born 1980), volleyball player * Sophia Ralli (born 1988), Alpine skier, 3-time Olympian,

's flag bearer at the

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* Apostolos Giannou (born 1990), Greek-Australian footballer

Gallery

File:Negush Traditional House 08.jpg, Mattheou mansion File:Naousa, Imathia - Stoumbani waterfall.jpg, Stoumbanoi waterfalls File:To agalma tis naousas.JPG, Monument dedicated to the heroines of 1822 File:Νάουσσα - Άλσος Αγίου Νικολάου - panoramio.jpg, Agios Nikolaos park File:Macedonia Greek Costume Naoussa.JPG, Traditional dress File:Naousa view from St Theologos hill 4.jpg, View from Theologos hill File:Naousa view from St Theologos hill 1.jpg, View of the eastern part of the city File:Naousa view from St Theologos hill 3.jpg, View of the Municipal Stadium ''Ant.Konstantinidis'' File:Naousa6.jpg, Traditional building and fountain, in the city center File:Naousa3.jpg, Traditional pedestrian street in an old neighborhood File:Mattheos Mansion in Naousa.jpg, Traditional building in the city center File:Naousa, Imathia (1).jpg, The Arapitsa River, as seen from the "Hospital Bridge" File:Vineyard in Naoussa, Central Macedonia, Greece.jpg, Vineyard producing ''Xinomavro'' wine File:Ο ποταμός Αραπίτσα στους πρόποδες του Βερμίου.jpg, The river Arapitsa at the foot of Vermio

References

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