Skydra
Skydra (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA". in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - Vertekop,[1] Slavic: Вртикоп, Vrtikop) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece.
Municipality
The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
- Meniida
- Skydra
The municipality has an area of 239.525 km2, the municipal unit 120.963 km2.[3]
Municipal unit of Skydra
Division of the municipal unit Skidra with total population 14,353 (2021). The 12 communities of Skydra are:
| Map | Community | Population (2021) |
|---|---|---|
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| Skydra | 5,686 | |
| Arseni | 1,241 | |
| Aspro | 656 | |
| Dafni | 565 | |
| Kalyvia | 913 | |
| Lipochori | 919 | |
| Loutrochori | 399 | |
| Mavrovouni | 827 | |
| Nea Zoi | 128 | |
| Petraia (incl. Plevroma) | 927 | |
| Rizo | 911 | |
| Sevastiana | 1,181 | |
| Municipal unit of Skydra | 14,353 |
History
In Skydra there is an ancient settlement in Mandalo. The foundations of a monumental building that probably was a temple of Zeus have been uncovered.[4]
Oral History
Ioannis Chrissochoidis on Pontian Greeks settling in Skydra (1919-1940).
Historical Population
| Year | Community | Municipal unit | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,562 | 15,237 | - |
| 2001 | 5,081 | 15,654 | - |
| 2011 | 5,406 | 15,613 | 20,188 |
| 2021 | 5,686 | 14,353 | 18,325 |
Sporting teams
The town hosts two football clubs:
- Aetos Skydra F.C., plays in the Greek Football League 2
- Nea Genia Skydras, plays in the fifth Division of Greece (amateur league of the Pella Football Clubs Association).
In addition, Skydra has a volleyball team, Aristotelis Skydras V.C., which recently was promoted at the A2 Volleyball League.
Notable people
References
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- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Ελληνικά). Government Gazette.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Ελληνικά). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Pella museum, Skydra. Archived 19 March 2020.
External links
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