Veria
Sign in to saveVeria (; ), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, and the capital of the regional unit of Imathia. It is located north-northwest of the capital Athens and west-southwest of Thessaloniki.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δήμος Βέροιας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 44,464
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Veria
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Βέροια
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Verias.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Imathia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 62655
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 796.5
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 46976
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 359.1
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 128
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 591 31, 591 32
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +43158
- Area
- +791
- Elevation
- +128
- Capital of
- Veria Municipality
- Official website
- www.veria.gr
- Image
- VeriaPanoramic.JPG
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Classical and Roman Veria
- Recent Discoveries
- Byzantine Veria
- Ottoman Veria
- Modern Veria
- World War II
- Postwar
- Ecclesiastical history
- Latin titular see
- Local government — municipality
- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Culture
- Education
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Sports
- Notable locals
- Gallery
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- References
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Veria (; ), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, and the capital of the regional unit of Imathia. It is located north-northwest of the capital Athens and west-southwest of Thessaloniki.
Even by the standards of Greece, Veria is an old city; first mentioned in the writings of Thucydides in 432 BC, there is evidence that it was populated as early as 1000 BC. Veria was an important possession for Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) and later for the Romans. Apostle Paul famously preached in the city, and its inhabitants were among the first Christians in the Empire. Later, under the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Veria was a center of Greek culture and learning. Today Veria is a commercial center of Central Macedonia, the capital of the regional unit of Imathia and the seat of a Church of Greece Metropolitan bishop in the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as a Latin Catholic titular see.