Plevroma
Plevroma Πλεύρωμα | |
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Location | |
Plevroma | |
Coordinates | 40°43′N 22°7.8′E / 40.717°N 22.1300°ECoordinates: 40°43′N 22°7.8′E / 40.717°N 22.1300°E |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Administrative region: | Central Macedonia |
Regional unit: | Pella |
Municipality: | Skydra |
Municipal unit: | Skydra |
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
Village | |
- Population: | 261 |
- Area: | 4.702 km2 (2 sq mi) |
- Density: | 56 /km2 (144 /sq mi) |
Other | |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Elevation (center): | 70 m (230 ft) |
Postal code: | 585 00 |
Telephone: | 23810 |
Auto: | ΕΕ |
Plevroma (Greek: Πλεύρωμα; formerly Γενή Κιόι Yeni Kioi, Turkish: Yeni Köy; Slavic: Ново село, Novo Selo)[2] is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community Petraia within the municipality of Skydra. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 261.[1]
The nearest train stations, on the OSE's Thessaloniki–Bitola railway, are 1.3 km east (Petria), 4.2 km southeast (Episkopi) and 6 km northeast (Skydra).
Geography
Location |
Plevroma |
Plevroma is the southwestern part of the municipality of Skydra. It is 19 km southeast of the regional unit capital of Edessa in Central Macedonia, (Greece). Plevroma borders on Imathia to the southwest and it is 24 km northwest of the Imathian capital Veria. It sits at an elevation of around 70 meters above mean sea level and the population is approximately 300 inhabitants.
Plevroma is located 539 kilometers northwest of the present day Greek capital Athens by road, 37 kilometers north of Vergina, the royal capital of ancient Macedon and 76 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki, the present day capital of Greek Macedonia.
Economy
Plevroma produces apples, cherries and peaches.
Demographics
Historical population (Statistics, 1913-2011) | |
Census | Population |
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1928 | 114 |
1951[3] | 188 |
1961[3] | 262 |
1971[3] | 273 |
1981[3] | 280 |
1991[3] | 276 |
2001[3] | 294 |
2011[1] | 261 |
*Estimate. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
- ↑ Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 53. Novo Selo and Yeni Köy both mean "new village" in South Slavic and Turkish, respectively
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Συγκριτικά στοιχεία απογραφών, ετών 1951-2001, του Δήμου Σκύδρας". Municipality of Skydra (in Greek). Retrieved 2008-02-09.
External links
- Plevroma on GTP Travel Pages (Village)
- Plévroma (Pélla, Macedonia, Greece)
- Map of Central Macedonia. - Plevroma NW (20)
- (Greek) Primary school of Plevroma
- (Greek) Kindergarten of Plevroma
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