Edessa

Edessa, known until 1923 as Vodena, is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the , in the region of .
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  • Type: Locality with 29,600 residents
  • Description: municipality of Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as: Edessa Municipality”, “Edessa, Greece”, and “Municipality of Edessa

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karydia and Agras.

Village
is a village in the municipality of Edessa, , northern . It is situated 9 km northwest of Edessa. At the church in the locality Kosteno there is an annual festival on 21 May, the day of Saint Helena. is situated 6 km north of Edessa.

Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Edessa.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Edessa.

Edessa

Latitude
40.798° or 40° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
21.9293° or 21° 55′ 46″ east
Population
29,600
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
8GG3QWXH+5P
Geo­Names ID
8133912
Wiki­data ID
Q12275550
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Edessa” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Воден
  • Bulgarian: дем Воден
  • Bulgarian: Островско езеро (дем)
  • Cebuano: Dimos Edessa
  • Chinese: 埃泽萨
  • French: dème d’Édessa
  • French: Dème d’Édessa
  • German: Edessa (Griechenland)
  • German: Edessa
  • Greek: Δήμος Έδεσσας
  • Greek: Έδεσσας
  • Ido: Municipo Edesa
  • Macedonian: Воден
  • Polish: Edesa
  • Russian: Эдеса
  • Serbian: Општина Воден
  • Slovenian: Dimos Edessas
  • Slovenian: Občina Edesa
  • Slovenian: Δήμος Έδεσσας
  • Spanish: Dímos Édessas
  • Spanish: Edessa
  • Spanish: municipio de Edessa
  • Spanish: Municipio de Edessa
  • Spanish: Municipio de Édessa
  • Spanish: Δήμος Έδεσσας
  • Swedish: Dimos Edessa
  • Turkish: Vodina belediyesi

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