Ptolemaida
Sign in to savePtolemaida (, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, Ptolemaïs) is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Eordaia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is known for its coal (lignite) mines and its power stations.
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Place details
- Locality
- Πτολεμαΐδα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Ptolemaida
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Πτολεμαΐδα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Ptolemaidas.svg
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Ptolemaida,_Kozani_prefecture,_Greece_-_aerial_view.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Aerial view of Ptolemaida
- Greek Dimos.city_seal
- Coat of arms - Ptolemaida, Greece.png
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 600
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Western Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kozani
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Eordaia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Official name
- Πτολεμαΐς
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +32142
- Area
- +217.901
- Elevation
- +609
- Official website
- www.ptolemaida.gr
- Image
- Ptolemaida, Kozani prefecture, Greece - aerial view.jpg
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Neolithic period
- Archaic period
- Macedonian Period
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Byzantine period
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- Culture
- Economy
- Education
- Climate
- Demographics
- Geography
- Friendship towns
- People
- See also
- References
- External links
Ptolemaida (, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, Ptolemaïs) is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Eordaia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is known for its coal (lignite) mines and its power stations.
==Name== During the Ottoman period the city was called Kayılar (English: Kailar, German: Kajilar), rendered into English as Kaïlar. This name was retained in Greek as Kailaria (Καϊλάρια) until 1927. Kayılar refers to the Kayı tribe, the tribe of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. The modern name Ptolemaida was introduced by decree on January 20, 1927, honoring Ptolemy I Soter, son of Lagus, comrade-in-arms of Alexander the Great and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and his daughter Ptolemaïs, who are said to originate from that region. His statue stands in the central square of the city.