Pella (regional unit)
The Regional District of Pella (Greek Periferiaki Enotita Pellas ) is one of seven regional districts in the Greek region Zentralmakedonienum the main town of Edessa. Until the administrative reform of 2010, the territory had the status of a prefecture, whose powers were transferred to the Region of Central Macedonia and the greatly reduced by merging municipalities. The Regional District sent six deputies in the zentralmakedonischen Regional Council, has also but no political significance. Pella includes the municipalities Almopia, Edessa, Pella and Skydra.
History
The " Holy Land from Pella " is at the center of the ancient Macedonian culture. Even in prehistoric times, the area was settled. During the reign of Macedonia it flourished. In Pella, you encounter the traces of a culture whose presence from Antiquity through Byzantium extends to the Christian era. Pella was from 410 BC, the capital of the kingdom of Macedonia, ie the time of Philip II and Alexander the Great.
Geography
The area is located in Pella Prefecture of West Central Macedonia to the west it borders the region of Western Macedonia. To the north is the border with the Republic of Macedonia.
The landscape of the area is divided into a northern part, a western part and the eastern one. The northern part of the prefecture, which roughly corresponds to the ancient region Almopia is formed by the plane of Almopia, which is surrounded on all sides with the exception of Moglenitsa Valley, south of Bergen. The Almopia level is formed by the river Moglenitsa and its tributaries. The western part of the prefecture is mountainous in its northern section and is dominated by the highest point of the prefecture, the Vora ( Kaimakchalan ) with an altitude of 2,524 m and its foothills. South of the Massif Vora runs from west to east, the river Edesseos that flow to the city of Edessa. By damming the Edesseos near the village of Agra has formed westward a biologically valuable wetland. West of the river valley of the Edesseos there is a mountain threshold ( pass ) that separates the north of the lake, the Vegoritida Edesseos Valley of the plane. The lake is divided between the prefectures of Pella and Florina, with the former having the larger share of it. The western and eastern shores of Lake Vegoritida are mountainous. The eastern part of the prefecture of Pella is determined by the western foothills of the zentralmakedonischen Plain, which is formed by alluvial deposits of the rivers Axios, Aliakmona, Gallikos and Loudias. The transition between the western and northern part of the eastern part of the Pella prefecture is sometimes abruptly: it is particularly marked at the prefectural capital Edessa, which lies at the eastern end of the Edesseos Valley on a ledge. The Edesseos runs through Edessa and occurs by means of the waterfall of Edessa in the eastern part of the prefecture. Exempt from individual surveys of the eastern part of the prefecture of Pella is flat to slightly undulating. South of the river flowed Giannitsa Loudias, which arises from the confluence of Edesseos and Moglenitsa to ancient Macedonian time in an advanced to the northeast bay of Thermaikos Gulf. The ancient Macedonian capital of Pella at the time was right beside the sea. The advanced bay was separated in the course of time from the sea, forming a lake with surrounding, extensive marshland ( Loudias Lake or Giannitsa Lake). This was drained in the 1920s.
Major cities
- Edessa, the capital
- Giannitsa, the largest city of the Regional District and the administrative seat of the municipality of Pella.
- Aridea, seat of the municipality Almopia.
Important towns
- Exaplatanos
- Pella
Important villages
- Archangelos
- Arseny
- Loutrochori
- Rizari