File:La_cascata_-_panoramio_(1).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Edessa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Edessa, Greece, Edessa (Greece), Vodena, Vodina
city in Macedonia, Greece
OverviewAI-generated
Edessa, known natively as Έδεσσα, is a city in Greece situated within the Central Macedonia region. It serves as the capital of both the Pella Regional Unit and the Edessa Municipality. The city has a population of 18,493 and covers an area of 611 square units. Located at an elevation of 316 meters above sea level, Edessa uses the postal code 58200 and the local dialing code 2381. Its patron saint is Luke the Evangelist.
The city is twinned with Gornji Milanovac, Pleven, and Bitola. Historically, Edessa has been part of the Ottoman Empire. It is distinct from other locations named Edessa or Odesa. The city’s official website is edessa.gr.
Synthesized by Vinony from 50 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Weather now
cached 3h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- Έδεσσα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 18,669
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Greece
- Geographic region
- Macedonia
- Administrative region
- Central Macedonia
- Regional unit
- Pella
- Mayor
- Ioannis Tsepkentzis (since 2023)
- Municipality
- 611.212 km (235.990 sq mi)
- Municipal unit
- 321.2 km (124.0 sq mi)
- Community
- 39.0 km (15.1 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 320 m (1,050 ft)
- Density
- 43.204/km (111.90/sq mi)
- Municipal unit density
- 72.26/km (187.2/sq mi)
- Community density
- 488/km (1,260/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Postal code
- 582 00
- Vehicle registration
- ΕΕ
- Website
- dimosedessas.gov.gr
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Έδεσσα
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Population
- 18229
- Area
- 611
- Elevation
- 316
- Capital of
- Edessa Municipality
- Official website
- www.edessa.gr
- Image
- Vodena.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2381
- Patron saint
- Luke the Evangelist
Show 8 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Bitola
- Commons category
- Edessa
- topic's main category
- Category:Edessa, Greece
- postal code
- 58200
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Edessa, Greece
- native label
- Έδεσσα
- different from
- Odesa
- P12749
- John Surtees
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get around
Edessa is a small city so you can get around on foot. There is no public transport.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, pronounced [ˈeðesa]), known until 1923 as Vodena (Greek: Βοδενά), is a city in Northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit in the region of Central Macedonia. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.
Edessa holds a special place in the history of the Greek world as, according to some ancient sources, it was here that Caranus established the first capital of ancient Macedon. Later, under the Byzantine Empire, Edessa benefited from its strategic location, controlling the Via Egnatia as it enters the Pindus mountains, and became a center of medieval Greek culture, famed for its strong walls and fortifications. In the modern period, Edessa was one of Greece's industrial centers until the middle of the 20th century, with many textile factories operating in the city and its immediate vicinity. Today however its economy mainly relies on services and tourism. Edessa hosts most of the administrative services of the Pella regional unit, as well as some departments of the Thessaloniki-based University of Macedonia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edessa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.