Plevroma Explained

Plevroma
Name Local:Πλεύρωμα
Periphunit:Pella
Municipality:Skydra
Municunit:Skydra
Population:212
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:70
Coordinates:40.7167°N 29.8°W
Postal Code:585 00
Area Code:23810
Licence:ΕΕ

Plevroma (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πλεύρωμα; formerly Γενή Κιόι Yeni Kioi, Turkish: Yeni Köy; Slavic: Ново село, Novo Selo)[1] is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community Petraia within the municipality of Skydra. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 212.

The nearest train stations, on the OSE's Thessaloniki–Bitola railway, are 1.3 km east (Petraia), 4.2 km southeast (Episkopi) and 6 km northeast (Skydra).

Geography

Plevroma is the southwestern part of the municipality of Skydra. It is 19 km southeast of the regional unit capital of Edessa in Central Macedonia, (Greece). Plevroma borders on Imathia to the southwest and it is 24 km northwest of the Imathian capital Veria. It sits at an elevation of around 70 meters above mean sea level and the population is approximately 300 inhabitants.

Plevroma is located 539 kilometers northwest of the present day Greek capital Athens by road, 37 kilometers north of Vergina, the royal capital of ancient Macedon and 76 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki, the present day capital of Greek Macedonia.

Economy

Plevroma produces apples, cherries and peaches.

Demographics

CensusPopulation
1928114
1951[2] 188
1961262
1971 273
1981280
1991276
2001294
2011[3] 261
2021212

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Notes and References

  1. Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998),, p. 53. Novo Selo and Yeni Köy both mean "new village" in South Slavic and Turkish, respectively
  2. Web site: http://www.skydra.gr/page2.php?catid=4&subid=4 . el:Συγκριτικά στοιχεία απογραφών, ετών 1951-2001, του Δήμου Σκύδρας . Municipality of Skydra . 2008-02-09 . Greek.
  3. Web site: Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός . Hellenic Statistical Authority . el .