Giannitsa

Giannitsa ( , in English also Yannitsa) is a city in northern Greece, geographically situated in Macedonia and administratively belonging to Central Macedonia. It is the largest urban center of the regional unit of Pella, its historical capital, and the administrative seat of the municipality of Pella. According to the 2021 census, Giannitsa has 32,410 inhabitants. The Municipal Unit of Giannitsa covers an area of 208.105 km2, and includes the following settlements: Ampeleies, Archontiko, Asvestario, Damiano, Eleftherochori, Leptokarya, Melissi, Mesiano, and Paralimni.

Giannitsa is located at a short distance from Mount Paiko to the north and from the banks of the Axios River to the east, within the central part of the fertile Giannitsa–Thessaloniki plain, which constitutes the largest lowland area in Greece. Within the same geographical unit extended, until the mid-20th century, Giannitsa Lake, also known as Borboros 'slime' or Borboros Limen, a natural landscape of considerable ecological, economic, and historical significance, which was radically transformed following its drainage. Today, the city functions as a significant economic and industrial center, as the European Route E86 (Greek National Road 2) runs along the southern outskirts of the urban area.