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ACHLADOCHORI (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 51104
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 61127
Agios Georgios is the smallest village of the municipality of Alexander
the Great with 321 residents according to the census of 1991. It is 20 km away
from Giannitsa and 30
km from Edessa. The residents
deal with the stockbreeding and agriculture. The most important cultivations are
peaches and asparagus. The village has been built around its square, where there
is the new two-storied building of the community bureau and the war memorial.
The square is surrounded by very tall pine trees and grass planted
gardens. Agios Georgios is the first village in the municipality, where have been
placed mail boxes in front of the community bureau. In the same building there
is the community clinic while behind it there are the Primary school and the Kindergarden.
Across the road there is the old and beautiful church of Saint Dimitrios. Both
the church and the village have great history, which goes back in the beginning
of the 19th century.
In the north-west part of the village, on the way to Liparo
there is the Agricultural corporation and the football field of the team P.A.O.K.
of Agios Georgios. The Cultural Association "Alexander the Great" is
also activated in the village. There is great interest for the unexplored, up
today, hills which are outside of the village. It is speculated that at their
basis there are hidden tombs of the Hellenistic Era. There is also a lot of green
and many trees in the area, as well as the local refreshment stand. Altogether,
they create an artificial paradise, perfect place for resting and excursions.
AGIOS LOUKAS (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 61764
AGROSYKIA (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 93349
Legend has it that the name of the village of Agrossikia originated
from the wild fig trees that smothered the area.
The village's inhabitants are by and large of Pontos origin since
the older inhabitants had pretty much moved from surrounding areas. The refugees
arrived periodically since 1934 from the areas of Pontos, Sevastia, the town of
Charsera in Argiroupolis and Farassa of Kessaria. The reason they decided to built
their new home here is the similarity of the landscape with that of the land the
left behind. They carried nothing but their memories and the icons of their Saints,
some of which are still kept in the church of St. Ioannis Chrisostomos in the
center of the village. The three cultural clubs connected with the inhabitant's
origin of St. George Chalinaras, the Cultural Club and the Farassotes Club have
undertaken the higher duty to preserve the rich cultural tradition of their ancestors.
Agrossikia
is built in a picturesque landscape of unique natural beauty and is an excellent
recreation area.
On the evergreen hill of Profitis Ilias, where a celebration is held
every year with opulent events, the visitor can enjoy the uniquely beautiful landscape.
The Dam lake pops up first in front of the highlands of Paikos mountain. The hill
with the ruins of the ancient castle of Pelitis is witness to human presence in
the area from ancient times.
ATHYRA (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23910 91217, 91111
Athira's initial name was Bozits, which means the land of god. Later
on, with the arrival of refugees from the area of Metra in Eastern Thrace, the
site was renamed Athira.
According to the legend the village took this name because the villagers were
very hospitable and their doors (thires) were always open.
The Athira area population composition includes the older inhabitants
as well as Eastern Thrace refugees and Pontos
and Sarakatsani families.
The various cultural elements, traditions and customs are preserved
indelibly through the passage of time with activities organized by the Athira
Cultural Club.
The little church of St.Paraskevi that is linked with the arrival
of the refugees holds commemorative evening prayers followed by icon walks. The
day after this ceremony, on the day of St. Panteleimona the residents celebrate
with sumptuous events.
The pompous Church of the Savior's Ascension that holds splendid celebrations
each year is a true jewel to the village's central square.
The celebration of Shrove Monday is a rubric in Athira and involves
the inhabitants of the entire Municipality as well as surrounding areas, who stream
into the village to taste the lenten delicacies offered freely.
The presence of Axios
River overlooks the area with wild vegetation and endless poplar tufts. This
is a landmark of wealth and prosperity since it contributes so much to liberal
fruitfulness offered by mother Earth.
AXOS (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 52111
Fax: +30 23820 52111
DROSSERO (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 96167
Drossero is built in a distance of 1.5 Km from Gypsohori, at the foot
of mountain Paiko. The
population is 558 residents according to the census of 1991. Following the left
entrance of the village, we see the building of the Agricultural co-operation
of Drossero, the strongest co-operation of the municipality.
In a distance of 100m, in a big plot there is the two-storey local
building, where there is the Kindergarten. In the past, the first floor was the
guest room. The Kindergarten has one room with a lot of school equipment, capable
to cover the needs of six children of the village and the kindergartener who takes
care of them.
Walking along the road, on the left there is the church of Saint Constantinos
and Saint Eleni. In the center of the village there are gathered all the cafes
and the rest social services. In the two-storey building of the community bureau
there is the veterinary clinic and the community clinic. In the same area there
is the Primary School and the building of the Cultural Association of Drossero
"Philippos". Opposite, there is the building where the Police Station
was sheltered. On the right entrance of the village, in a 200m distance, there
is the football field of the team "Megas Alexandros". In the land of
the community of Drossero, a narrow stripe of forest is included. It covers 9.000
m² at the foot of Paiko mountain.
DYTIKO (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 93282
Archaeologists have revealed that the
area of Ditiko has probably been inhabited since prehistoric times.
The first contemporary settlement was named Konikovo, meaning an area
with a lot of horses. In 1922 this area was settled by Pontos refugees, who named
the settlement Stiva, due to the many hayricks there. Later on, and as of 1955,
the community was named Ditiko.
The majority of Ditiko residents are of Pontos origin and are stubborn
in promoting their culture. The club "Ipsilante" operates within the framework
of this notion and organizes the Ipsilantia Events every year. These events include
traditional Pontos song and dance on the day of St. Constantine's celebration.
The Ditiko area, as indicated by historical sources, presents with
significant activity in the Macedonian struggle era. This is the alias Nikoforos
II, was heroically killed in a Turkish ambush.
The church of St. Constantine and St. Helen stands tall and reveals
its internal interesting frescos and holy icons brought here by the ancestors
of Abdouramaliin Pontos.
The Ditiko inhabitants are also very proud of the WRESTLING CLUB established
in1987, which has displayed a very successful and upward course with significant
distinctions. The 40 wrestlers enjoy high morale and confidence and look forward
to the 2004 Olympic Games.
The landscape surrounding Ditiko is of exceptional beauty with rich
sycamore tree vegetation that follows the route of a ravine, an area of recreation
andenjoyment. Thechurch of St. Sofronios stands at the village's entrance giving
visitors a warmand affectionate welcome.
GALATADES (Small town) GIANNITSA
The village of Galatades is built two kilometers northern of Egnatia
Street, on the road axis of Giannitsa
- Krya Vrysi. It is the
biggest village of the area and the headquarters of the Municipality of Alexander
the Great. Its residents are farmers and it consists the center of the asparagus
production in Greece. At the entrance of the village there is a square dedicated
to Philipimin Gratsios, the man who brought the asparagus plantation in Galatades,
in the early '70s and contributed to the village's progress.
Going through the main road of the village, we pass by the Cultural
Association "Philippos" of Galatades. In the old Town Hall function
the Open Protection Center for the Elderly (KAPI), the Community Clinic and the
Municipal Developing Service (DEAMA). Next to it, is situeted the contemporary
building of the Town Hall, headquarters and heart of the Municipality, where all
the services of the Municipality are sheltered. Behind the Town Hall there are
the Nursery School and the Kindergarten. Going on to the road of Krya Vrysi, we
reach at a park of 50 Km², which has recently been reformed, with paving, plantations
and playground for children. Across the road there is the building of the Primary
School, in the same yard with the Church of Saint Athanasios.
On the right side of the road, there is the football court which is
also used for cultural activities. Within a short distance are situated the installations
of the Agricultural Association of Galatades, one of the most dynamic in the area.
It has ice chambers and sorting out rooms, for trading the asparagus abroad and
the peaches to the local manufacturing units. At the end of the village, on the
right side there is the playfield of the football team "Olympiakos"
of Galatades.
GIANNITSA (Town) PELLA
Giannitsa, a modern city with an eminent role in the local economy,
which constituted a great economic and military center ever since the fist years
of the Turkish occupation, because of its strategic position. Situated near a
region where the lake of Giannitsa dominated until the 30s, it experienced the
rage of the battle of Giannitsa during the Balkan Wars. "The Black Statue"
in the city's War Memorial is dedicated to the memory of the dozens of people
who died during the battle. After the 30s, the sole water source that was left
in the area is the Loudias River, which stretches across and supplies with water
the fertile plain country that has been revealed by the drainage of the lake of
Giannitsa, whereas in the same time it constitutes a place for sports and recreation,
since a modern Rowing Center has been operating there during the last years.
This text (extract) is cited October 2003 from the Pella
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
KARIOTISSA (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 41333
The village of Kariotissa with population 2,087 residents (census
1991) was the greater village of the Pella Prefecture. However, the last few years
the population reduces. It is situated in the northeastern edge of the municipality
of Alexander the Great and it is 7 Km away from Giannitsa. The distance from Thessaloniki
is 58Km and from Edessa 48Km. The Egnatia Via, the main road axis Thessaloniki-Edessa,
goes through the village. On the southern side of Egnatia Via, in the center of
the village, it is situated its square, with grass planted gardens and trees.
Cafeterias, restaurants, cafes, taverns and every kind of shop are interspersed
along the road, offering to the travelers an ideal place for resting and supply.
In the square rises the two-storey building of the community bureau,
of which in the ground floor are sheltered the community clinic and TOEB-s offices.
At its side, there is the building where the Police Station of Kariotissa was
sheltered till a few years ago, and the building of the cultural association "Akrites".
Across the way, there is the Post Office and in the end of the square, under the
shadow of a plane-tree, there is the taxi station. At the entrance of the village
we see the Pilot High School of Kariotissa, with a remarkable library, and a little
farther the chapel of Agia Paraskevi. The road at the left leads to the Municipal
Stadium of Kariotissa, playground of the football team AEK of Kariotissa. The
church of the Assumption of the Virgin and the Primary School are situated a few
meters southern of the main road. The well laid out streets of the village cause
a sensation to visitors, who characteristically say "there everything is
flat and the streets are vertical between them".
LIPARO (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 61228
Liparo is situated in a flat area among the villages Kalivia
- Agios Georgios
- Galatades - Aspro
- Esovalta. It
is 10m above sea level and according to the 1991 census, it has 550 residents.
The distance from Giannitsa
is 18 Km and from Edessa
25 Km. The village has a very important history and two churches of which, the
one dates back to 606 A.D. In 29 of August the village celebrates the decapitation
of John the Baptist organizing a festival and cultural demonstrations.
The main occupation of the residents is the cultivation of asparagus,
peaches and vegetables in greenhouses. Some residents deal with the stockbreeding.
Liparo has a good street plan, which was designed in 1935. Along the main floodlighted
street with the traffic island, are gathered all the services of the village.
In the building of the community bureau are gathered the services of the Agricultural
Co-operation, the Agricultural Association and the community clinic.
Across the road there is the municipal refreshment stand. In a short
distance there are the church of Apostle Paul, the Primary School and the Kindergarten.
Near the village, on the way to Galatades, there is the building of the State
Vehicle Checking (KTEO) which is the only one in Pella Prefecture. On the west
side of the village, on the way to Aspro, is situated the playground of the football
team Aris of Liparo.
NEA PELA (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 31202
The town of
N. Pella is inhabited by refugees who fled from Tsiflikidi in Eastern Thrace.
Following a period of roaming around in surrounding areas in 1924, they settled
near the ANCIENT BATHS, an area with lavish waters and vegetation, in order to
start anew their life in a new settlement, which they named N.Pella.
Being farmers and stockmen, they survived by cultivating the land
reverentially, and today they have quite a lot to show. In their baggage, they
didn't just carry their memories but also a new cultural character, which they
have managed to preserve and promote with the revival of customs and traditions,
as they knew them in their far away homeland. The work performed by the CULTURAL
CLUB is remarkable, aiming at accentuating and preserving cultural elements with
the operation of various departments including a CHOIR, TRADITIONAL DANCE SCHOOL
and THEATRE.
The great church of METAMORPHOSI TOU SOTIROS, built in Byzantine style
in 1942,constitutes a real jewel that stands in the town's main street. The small
tabernacle of St. Paraskevi was built in 1967 to keep the august icon, which was
the only heirloom brought here by the inhabitants from their homeland. Every year
the town of N. Pella celebrates the memory of St. Paraskevi with various interesting
events.
PALEFYTO (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 41444
Palefito is situated one Km away from Egnatia Street, on its right
side. It is a modern village with 1446 residents and powerful organizations. At
the entrance of the village there is the fully equipped building of the Agricultural
Co-operation, which was founded in 1966 and has 576 members. Apart from the supply
of its members with fertilizers and the trade of their products, the Co-operation
has undertaken the collection of deposits on behalf of the Agrarian Bank of Giannitsa.
In the town square of the village, are situated the buildings of the
cultural association "Pyrsos" , the community bureau and the community
clinic. Plenty of cafes and taverns are gathered at that place. Across the road
there is the taxi station. Behind the square is the recently built church of Saint
Nicolaos. On the left side of the main road, on the way to Trifili,
there is the open theatre, which was built recently at the point where the old
football field used to be. The new football playground of Aris of Palefito is
built on the eastern side of the village, behind the Primary School. Next to them,
there is the building of the Kindergarten and the Nursery School.
PALEOS MYLOTOPOS (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 51480
PELLA (Town) GIANNITSA
The PELLA
Municipal department seems to be the extension of the Ancient city by the same
name. Built northeast of the Archaeological site the city acts like a bridge between
history and contemporary life style.
This town was formed as it stands today during WW II mainly through
population movements. Refugees from EASTERN THRACE and EASTERN ROMYLIA arrived
here and were worked in with the existing population, thus forming a multi-cultural
population that developed in order to achieve co-habitation and development. At
a later point in time certain Sarakatsani families also moved in the area thus
adding new elements to the composition of the population.
As time went on, the old inhabitants accepted the habits and culture
introduced by the newcomers, while newcomers adjusted to the new life style offered
to them in the area. A significant part to that effect was played by cultural
clubs such as the ANCIENT PELLA and EASTERN ROMYLIA clubs, which by way of various
events and activities manage to preserve the traditional customs and cultural
elements of the lost homelands, as well as those of the Pella area, with its long
lived and much celebrated history.
The Pella VINEDRESSER CLUB continues to maintain tradition in an effort
to reach the old fame of the renowned "Pella wine" in antiquity. The "PELLA THEATRICAL
WORKSHOP" is dynamically present with significant shows of foreign and Greek writers.
The PELLA BLOOD DONOR CLUB constitutes a gesture of humanity and love
to all those in need of our help.
The St. Apostles church has been renovated after a destructive fire
in 1950. Every year the city of Pella honors the memory of the Saints with exceptional
cultural events and activities.
In the square holding its name, ANCIENT KRINI represents a landmark
of the past long gone.
Pella functions as a Municipality since 1984 and according to the
recent stipulations of the Kapodistrias Law as of 1998, it has been extended to
include the communities of N. PELLA, ATHIRA, RACHONA- LIVADITSA, AGROSIKIA and
DITIKO.
PROFITIS ILIAS (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 41103
RACHONA (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23910 53390
Rachona and
the small settlement of Livaditsa
constitute a unified settlement. All of the areas inhabitants are natives and
refugees from Asia Minor and Pontos. Rachonas' initial name was Ramel. Archaeologists
have discovered evidence that proves the presence of man in this area from classic
times.
The church of St. George, patron saint of Rachona, is dated back to
1803 and the saint's memory is celebrated every year.
Another characteristic of the Livaditsa settlement area is landscape
turns with the harmonious pop up of small churches - landmarks in the region.
The Holy Trinity church is a standing meeting place of refugees from Eastern Romylia,
and people from all different places in Macedonia flock here every year on the
day of the Holy Spirit to pay homage to and honor their ancestors. The old St.
Athanassios church, built in 1805 that was once linked with the joyful events
in people's lives stands quietly today.
The new St. Alexios church is the most easily approachable church
accommodating the inhabitants in their prayers.
TRIFYLLI (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 94209
At the 62nd km of the National road Thessaloniki-Edessa
there is the crossing to Trifili. The village is located to the right in one kilometer's
distance. The population rises to 543 residents. At the entrance of the village
there is the stone-built Primary School, which was built in 1950 and founded by
the King of Greece Pavlos. The previous school building was burnt during the civil
war. Nowadays, the Primary School does not function in Trifili and the students
study in the school of Palefyto.
For the last two years, the Kindergarden has been sheltered in. Although it is
one-seat school, it uses both classrooms of the building. Twelve children from
the village study in it and the staff is consisted of one kindergartener.
On the left side of the main road, there is the two-storied building
of the community with flower planted gardens and lots of trees. Here are the headquarters
of the Cultural Association "Dimokritos", the K.A.P.I. and the community
clinic. Within a short distance, there is a square with a fountain and many trees.
Across the way, there is the exquisite church of distance, there is a square with
a fountain and many trees. Across the way, there is the exquisite stone-built
church of "Ypapanti of the Lord" dedicated to the day priest Simon welcomed
and met Christ 40 days after His birth. At the end of the village, on the road
to Gypsohori, there is the football field of the local team Iraklis of Trifili.
STAVRODROMI (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 71361
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