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Vergina, officially named Βεργίνα, is a human settlement in Greece. It is located within the Veria Municipality in the Central Macedonia region. The settlement has a population of 1,242 and covers an area of 33.4 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is listed as 120 meters, though other sources cite figures of 105 and 111 meters.
The settlement is the capital of Macedonia. It includes the part Aigai, although it is distinct from Aigai. Vergina is described by the source Pauly–Wissowa. The local timezone is Europe/Athens.
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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
- 69.0
- Greek Dimos.established_v
- 1922 ( years agos)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Image
- Facade of Philip II tomb Vergina Greece.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- Cultural: i, iii
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 780
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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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- Commons category
- Vergina
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- native label
- Βεργίνα
- different from
- Aigai
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|upright=0.8|The golden larnax and golden grave crown of Philip II The village, located on the site of the ancient city of Aigai, the first capital of Macedon, became internationally famous in 1977, when the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos unearthed the burial site of the kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
Nineteen years later, the UNESCO Committee inscribed the site of Aigai in the list of the World Heritage Sites considering the universal value represented by the discovery of the royal tombs and the importance of their frescoes that testimony the transitional phase of the ancient art from the classic to the Hellenistic period.
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Cheaper options can be found in the nearby city of Veria
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Nearby Pella, the capital of Macedon during the height of the Hellenistic period. The historic city of Veria, where according to tradition, the Apostle Paul stayed and preached, converting most of its inhabitants to Christianity. The city of Naousa, where Aristotle gave lessons to Alexander the Great as well as two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. The Macedonian graves at Lefkadia
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Article · Deutsch
Vergina (griechisch Βεργίνα [vɛrˈʝina] (f. sg.), bulgarisch/mazedonisch Кутлеш Kutlesch/Kutleš) ist ein nordgriechischer Ort in der Gemeinde Veria in der Region Zentralmakedonien. 1934 wurde die Landgemeinde (kinotita) Vergina durch Ausgliederung aus Palatitsia gebildet. 1997 wurden einige Nachbargemeinden nach Vergina eingemeindet und die Gemeinde zur Stadtgemeinde (dimos) erhoben. Mit der Verwaltungsreform 2010 ging Vergina in der Gemeinde Veria auf, wo es einen von fünf Gemeindebezirken bildet. Die Ausgrabungsstätte bei Vergina ist vermutlich identisch mit der antiken Stadt Aigai, die bis 410 v. Chr. Hauptstadt des Königreiches Makedonien war. Auch später noch diente der Ort als Begräbnisstätte der makedonischen Könige. Bei Vergina liegt außerdem eine eisenzeitliche Hügelgräbernekropole mit ungefähr 300 Gräbern aus dem 11. – 9. Jahrhundert v. Chr., zu der auch eine bisher nicht eindeutig identifizierte Siedlung zugeordnet war. Die Ausgrabungsstätten von Vergina zählen seit 1996 zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe. Zur Gliederung Verginas in Ortschaften und Siedlungen siehe Veria#Verwaltungsgliederung.
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