Vergina
Sign in to saveVergina (, ) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of the Veroia municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the population exchanges after the Treaty of Lausanne and was a separate municipality until 2011, when it was merged with Veroia under the Kallikratis Plan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δήμος Βέροιας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 2,034
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Vergina
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Βεργίνα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Verginas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 120
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Imathia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Veroia
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 2034
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1096
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Has part
- Aigai
- Official name
- Βεργίνα
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +1242
- Area
- +33.4
- Elevation
- +120
- Capital of
- Macedonia
- Image
- Verginia WHS.jpg
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- P1343
- Pauly–Wissowa
- P1889
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Archaeology
- Royal burial cluster of Philip II
- Palace of Aigai
- Other tombs
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Vergina (, ) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of the Veroia municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia. Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the population exchanges after the Treaty of Lausanne and was a separate municipality until 2011, when it was merged with Veroia under the Kallikratis Plan.
Vergina is best known as the site of ancient Aigai (, , Latinized: Aegae), the first capital of Macedon. In 336 BC Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed king. While the resting place of Alexander the Great is unknown, researchers uncovered three tombs at Vergina in 1977 – referred to as tombs I, II and III.