Skydra
Municipality in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
  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 |
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 |
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]
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 |
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.
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