Plevroma

Plevroma
Πλεύρωμα
Plevroma

Coordinates: 40°43.0′N 22°7.8′E / 40.7167°N 22.1300°ECoordinates: 40°43.0′N 22°7.8′E / 40.7167°N 22.1300°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pella
Municipality Skydra
Municipal unit Skydra
Area
 • Rural 4.702 km2 (1.815 sq mi)
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 261
 • Rural density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 585 00
Area code(s) 23810
Vehicle registration 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
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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.

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