Loutrochori, Pella

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Loutrochori (Λουτροχώρι)

Coordinates	40°43'23′ N 22°6'33′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Central Macedonia
Prefecture	Pella
Population	466 source (2001)
Area	3.96 km²
Population density	118 /km²
Elevation	86 (282 ft) m
Postal code	585 00
Area code	23810
Licence plate code	ΕΕ

Loutrochori (Greek: Λουτροχώρι) is a village in the Pella prefecture, of Macedonia in Greece. It is located at 40.72306° N 22.10917° E.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 People
- 2.2 Places near from Loutrochori and Historical population
3 Economy
4 External links

[edit] History

Loutrochori sits of the site of the ancient place of Bania (ancient macedonian: Μπάνια, translations:Mpania), which was Spa-center from the 4th century BC and part of the ancient Greek Macedonian Kingdom. It is also known as Loutrochorion (gr: Λουτροχώριov) or Bania (gr: Μπάνια).

[edit] Geography

Loutrochori is part of the municipality Skydra. It is 23 km southwest of the prefectural capital of Edessa in Central part of Greek Macedonia. Loutrochori is bounded with the prefecture of Imathia to the southwest. It sits at an elevation of around 90 meters above mean sea level and the population is approximately from 500 (in winter) to 800 (in summer) inhabitants.

[edit] People

The People concerns itself mainly with the agriculture.

[edit] Places near from Loutrochori and Historical population


Year	Inhabitant	Reversal
1981	772	---
1991	483	- 291
2001	466	- 27

Place - Prefecture		km - nm
Polla Nera	Imathia	1.5	0.9
Plevroma	Pella	1.6	1.0
Rizo	Pella	2.0	1.2
Petrea	Pella	2.2	1.3
Marina	Imathia	3.0	1.8
Arsenio	Pella	3.4	2.0
Episkopi NE of Naousa	Imathia	4.2	2.5
Sevastiana	Pella	5.1	3.1
Kesariana	Pella	5.3	3.2
Skydra the capital of the municipality	Pella	5.6	3.4