Pydna
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Pydna is also an rocket station of the American Army in Germany, see Pydna (rocket station)
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| Prefecture: | Pieria |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 40.321/40°22'19" N lat.</br>22.574/22°34'39" E long |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | - km² km² --> |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 3,083 </small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Thermian Gulf 78 m (centre) western part |
| Number of subdivisions: | - |
| Postal code: | 600 64 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-Greece dialing code 23510 (0030-23510)-7 |
| Municipal code: | 4213 |
| Car designation: | KN (Katerini)
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | PYP Pydna Pierias |
| Name of inhabitants: | Pydnan sing. Pydnans pl. |
Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Púdna), also Pidna was a Greek city in Ancient Macedonia, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a city and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Pieria. Pydna is situated in a fertile land and is north of the Pierian plain. The hills and mountains dominates the west while beaches and the Thermian Gulf dominates the east. Pydna is linked with GR-1/E75 with its interchange to its west and in Kitros. The old highway ran through Pydna. Pydna is located N of Larissa, NE of Katerini, ESE of Veria and WSW of Thessaloniki.
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Ancient Pydna
Pydna was part of the Kingdom of Macedonia under Alexander I of Macedon (Thucydides I 131 1), found it its independence. Pydna was besieged by the Athenians in 432 BC. Pydna was surmised again by Archelaus in 410 BC. The population was moved 20 stadia towards the interior of the plains and was refounded (Diodorus of Sicily 13.14). The Athenians sieged Pydna in 364 BC and eight years later in 356 BC, Philip II of Macedon retook Pydna in spite of a secret agreement that bound it in Athens. Cassander sieged Pydna in 317 BC and put an end to its queen mother Olympias.
The Battle of Pydna occurred on June 22, 168 BC and the Roman General Aemilius Paullus Macedonius defeated Perseus with a Roman victory.
The site of the city is discussed, according to epigraphic indices corresponding to a Byzantine tradition at the village of Kytros rather in Alonia.
The Macedonian tomb was discovered and explored by L Heuzey during the famous archaeological expedition in 1867.
Modern Pydna
Pydna today is a town that is located near the archaeological site.
Other
Pydna has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, beaches located to the east, and a few squares (plateies).
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal (Provincial) or Island population | Change |
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| 1981 | 1,882 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,789 | - | 4,678 | - |
References
- L. Heuzey, H. Daumet, Mission archéologique de Macédoine (Archaeological Mission in Macedonia), Paris, 1876, 239-266.
- R. Danoff, RE s. v. "Pydna", Suppl. X (1965), 833-842.
External links
- Livius, Pydna by Jona Lendering (ancient history of Pydna)
- Ancient Pydna
- http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0840609.html
- Mapquest - Pydna, street map not yet available
- Coordinates: 40° 34′ 39″ N, 25° 22′ 19″ Ea
See also
| Divisions of Pieria |
| Municipalities of the Pieria |
| Aiginio | Anatolikos Olympos | Dion | Elafina | Katerini | Kolindros | Korinos | Litochoro | Methoni | Paralia | Petra | Pieries | Pydna
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