Plevroma
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| Coordinates | 40°42′N 22°7′E / 40.7°N 22.117°ECoordinates: 40°42′N 22°7′E / 40.7°N 22.117°E |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit: | Pella |
| Municipality: | Skydra |
| Municipal unit: | Skydra |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 294 |
| - Area: | 4.702 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 63 /km2 (162 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Postal: | 585 00 |
| Telephone: | 23810 |
| Auto: | ΕΕ |
Plevroma (Greek: Πλεύρωμα; formerly Γενή Κιόι Yeni Kioi, Turkish: Yeni Köy; Slavic: Ново село, Novo Selo)[1] is a village in the Pella Prefecture of Macedonia, Greece. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 294.[2] It is located at 40°42′58″N 22°07′52″E / 40.716°N 22.131°E.
Its nearest train stations, on the OSE's SPAP line, are 1.3 km east (Petrea), 4.2 km southeast (Episkopi) and 6 km northeast (Skydra).
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[edit] Geography
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Plevroma is the southwestern part of the municipality of Skydra. It is 19 km southeast of the prefectural capital of Edessa in Central Macedonia, (Greece). Plevroma is bounded by the prefecture of Imathia to the southwest and it is 24 km northwest of the capital Veria. It sits at an elevation of around 70 meters above mean sea level and the population is approximately 300 inhabitants.
Plevroma is located 539 kilometers northwest of the present day Greek capital Athens by road, 37 kilometers north of Vergina, the royal capital of ancient Macedon and 76 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki, the present day capital of Greek Macedonia.
[edit] Economy
Plevroma produces apples, cherries and peaches.
[edit] Demographics
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[edit] References
- ^ Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 53. Novo Selo and Yeni Köy both mean "new village" in South Slavic and Turkish, respectively
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpopulation; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ a b c d e f "Συγκριτικά στοιχεία απογραφών, ετών 1951-2001, του Δήμου Σκύδρας" (in Greek). Municipality of Skydra. http://www.skydra.gr/page2.php?catid=4&subid=4. Retrieved 2008-02-09.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Plevroma on GTP Travel Pages (Village)
- Plévroma (Pélla, Macedonia, Greece)
- Map of Central Macedonia. - Plevroma NW (20)
- (Greek) Primary school of Plevroma
- (Greek) Kindergarten of Plevroma
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| Marina | Episkopi | Arseni |
