Plevroma

Plevroma Πλεύρωμα
Settlement
Plevroma
Coordinates: 40°43.0′N 22°7.8′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Municipality	Skydra
Municipal unit	Skydra
Community	Petraia
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	212
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	585 00
Area code(s)	23810
Vehicle registration	ΕΕ

Plevroma (Greek: Πλεύρωμα; formerly Γενή Κιόι Yeni Kioi, Turkish: Yeni Köy; Slavic: Ново село, Novo Selo)^[2] 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.^[1]

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

Location

Plevroma

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

Census	Population
1928	114
1951[3]	188
1961[3]	262
1971[3]	273
1981[3]	280
1991[3]	276
2001[3]	294
2011[4]	261
2021[1]	212

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 53. Novo Selo and Yeni Köy both mean "new village" in South Slavic and Turkish, respectively
3. Συγκριτικά στοιχεία απογραφών, ετών 1951-2001, του Δήμου Σκύδρας. Municipality of Skydra (in Greek). Retrieved 2008-02-09. ^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

External links

• Plévroma (Pélla, Macedonia, Greece)
• Map of Central Macedonia. - Plevroma NW (20)
• (in Greek) Primary school of Plevroma
• (in Greek) Kindergarten of Plevroma