Edessa
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Pella (capital) |
| Province | Edessa |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
40.7975/40°47'55" N lat. 22.046/22°2'44" E long |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank |
25,051 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
about 200 m 320 m(centre) southern part |
| Number of communities: | - |
| Postal code: | 582 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-23810 (030-23810)-2 |
| Municipal code: | 4104 |
| Car designation: | EE
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | EDE Edessa |
| Name of inhabitants: | Edessan sing. -s pl. |
| Address of administration: | 1 Egon Square Edessa 582 00 |
| Website: | www.edessacity.gr |
Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα) is an ancient town of 25,000 inhabitants in northern Greece, the capital of the Pella prefecture of Macedonia and is also the provincial capital of the province of the same name. The name Edessa was ascribed an Illyrian origin by U. Wilcken, in his biography of Alexander the Great (noted by Walter Bauer 1934; 1971; ch. 1), the "town of the waters", due to its copious water resources and its tourist attraction of the waterfalls, located in the actual town center. It is similarly known as Vodena (Slavic: Voda, "water"). The Ancient Macedonian name Edessa was commemorated by Seleucus I Nicator in refounding an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia.
Edessa is also the home of the Marketing and Administration Department of the University of Macedonia.
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Edessa has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a train station (Florina - Edessa - Veria), a sports centre, a post office, and squares (plateies) including Egon Square. The local football club is Edessaikos FC which participated in the Greek Football A Division in the 1980s.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16,642 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 17,128 | 428/2.57% | 25,051 | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - |
References
- F. Papazoglou, Les villes de Macédoine romaine = The Cities of Roman Macedonia, BCH Suppl. 16, 1988, 127-131.
External links
- Mapquest - Edessa, street map not yet available
- Coordinates: 40° 47′ 55″ N, 22° 2′ 44″ E
- Edessa official site
- Pella Prefecture official site, containing useful information about Edessa
- Hellenic Mininstry of Culture
See also
Reference
- Walter Bauer, Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity, 1934, (in English 1971) (On-line text)