Pella, Greece
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| Pella Πέλλα |
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 Ancient Pella |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 36 m (118 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Central Macedonia |
| Prefecture: | Pella |
| Mayor: | Vasilios Xiros |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
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| - Population: | 2,455 |
| - Area:[2] | 3 km² (1 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 818 /km² (2,119 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 580 05 |
| Area: | 23820 |
| Auto: | ΕΕ |
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Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is a village in Pella Prefecture, Greece. It is located on the site of ancient Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
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[edit] History
Ancient Pella was a vast city. By the 19th century, Agii Apostoli occupied a site near the upper city, and the lower city extended down to the wetlands of Mavroneri.[3] The village is also the birthplace of Krste Misirkov.
[edit] Name
During the Byzantine and Ottoman periods, the town was known in Greek as Άγιοι Απόστολοι (Agii Apostoli) 'Holy Apostles', in Slavic as Sveti Apostol and Postol (Свети Апостол, Постол)[4] derived from the Greek name, and in Ottoman Turkish as Allah Kilise 'God's Church'.[5] The name Pella was revived in 1936.
[edit] Famous inhabitants of Pella
- Krste Misirkov (1874 - 1926), philologist and publicist
[edit] References
- ^ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ (Greek) Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www.ypes.gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ Grande Encyclopedie, s.v. Pella
- ^ Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 77.
- ^ Grande Encyclopedie, s.v. Pella
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