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Veria

Veria
Βέροια
Panoramic view
Panoramic view
Official seal of Veria
Seal
Veria is located in Greece
Veria
Veria
Coordinates: 40°31′N 22°12′E / 40.517°N 22.200°E / 40.517; 22.200Coordinates: 40°31′N 22°12′E / 40.517°N 22.200°E / 40.517; 22.200
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Imathia
Government
 • Mayor Konstantinos Vorgiazidis
Area
 • Municipality 796.5 km2 (307.5 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 359.1 km2 (138.6 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 66,547
 • Municipality density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 48,306
 • Municipal unit density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 591 31, 591 32
Area code(s) 2331
Vehicle registration ΗΜ
Website www.veria.gr
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Archaeological Site of Aigai
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Grobowiec Filipa II Macedonskiego.jpg
Tumulus over the tomb of Philip II of Macedon

Location Greece
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii
Reference 780
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)

Veria (Greek: Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea, is a city in Macedonia, northern Greece, located 511 kilometres (318 miles) north-northwest of the capital Athens and 73 km (45 mi) west-southwest of Thessalonica.

Even by the standards of Greece, Veria is an old city; first mentioned in the writings of Thucydides in 432 BC, there is evidence that it was populated as early as 1000 BC. Veria was an important possession for Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) and later for the Romans. Apostle Paul famously preached in the city, and its inhabitants were among the first Christians in the Empire. Later, under the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Veria was a center of Greek culture and learning. Today Veria is a commercial center of Central Macedonia, the capital of the regional unit of Imathia and the seat of a metropolitan bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Greece.

The extensive archaeological site of Vergina (ancient Aegae, the summer capital of Macedon), a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, lies 12 km (7 mi) south-east of the city center of Veria.


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