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Giannitsa
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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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Γιαννιτσά
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 27,817
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Giannitsa
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Γιαννιτσά
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Panoramical view of the southern hill of Giannitsa, Central Macedonia, Greece.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of the southern hill of Giannitsa
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Giannitson.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Pella
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Pella
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 32410
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 208.1
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 30498
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 42
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 581 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 23820-2
- Greek Dimos.licence
- EE
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Mosaic at Ancient Pella Ancient Pella was a strategic port, connected to the Thermaic Gulf by a navigable inlet, which have since silted up. At the beginning of the 4th century BC, Archelaus I developed it into the capital of Macedon, supplanting Aigai, which remained the burial place for the kings and the royal family.
Pella was the birthplace of Philip II in 382 BC, and of Alexander the Great, his son, in 356 BC. Through their influence, Pella became the largest and richest city in Macedonia. It flourished until 168 BC, when the city was sacked by the Romans. It entered a long period of decline, hastened by an earthquake around 90 BC, as its importance was eclipsed by nearby Thessaloniki. The city was abandoned by the 4th century AD.
thumb|Aerial view of Ancient Pella, facing south The first excavation was begun in 1914–15. The modern systematic exploration of the site began in 1953 and work has continued since then, uncovering significant parts of the extensive city.
The pebble-mosaic floors of Pella's rich houses are of particular note: some reproduce Greek paintings; one shows a lion-griffin attacking a stag, another depicts Dionysus riding a leopard.
Get around
Pella village is a small village where everything is within walking distance, although not flat.
See
thumb|Ancient Pella thumb|The Stag Hunt mosaic
Eat
There are a few restaurants in the center.
Sleep
There are no professional lodging options in Pella village, given its size. But there are usually a couple of Airbnb rooms available at not very cheap nightly rates.
Most people visiting stay in either Thessaloniki or Giannitsa.
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Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
38 sectionsContents
- Name
- Etymology
- Origin
- Population
- History
- Ancient
- Byzantine
- Ottoman
- Early period
- Flourishing
- Relationship with Ancient Pella
- Christian Life in Ottoman Giannitsa
- Revolutionary times
- Late Ottoman
- English travelers in Yenidje
- Macedonian Struggle
- Battle of Yenidje
- Interwar period
- German occupation
- Modern Period
- Landmarks
- Historical monuments
- Museums
- Statues
- Memorials
- Aravissos
- Economy
- Entertainment
- Districts
- Local media
- Newspapers
- TV station
- Online newspapers
- Sports
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Giannitsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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