Skydra

Skydra (Greek: Σκύδρα, pronounced [scˈiðra] in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - Vertekop,^[2] Slavic: Вртикоп, Vrtikop) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece.

Skydra Σκύδρα
Municipality
Skydra Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°46′N 22°9′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Area
• Municipality	239.525 km2 (92.481 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	120.963 km2 (46.704 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	18,325
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	14,353
• Municipal unit density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
• Community	5,686
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	585 00
Area code(s)	23810
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ
Website	www.skydra.gr

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:^[3]

• Meniida
• Skydra

The municipality has an area of 239.525 km², the municipal unit 120.963 km².^[4]

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)
Skidra
	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

The central church

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.^[5]

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

• Efthymis Koulouris
• Olga Strantzali

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
5. Pella museum, Skydra. Archived 19 March 2020.

External links

Media related to Skydra at Wikimedia Commons