Ancient Pydna
Pydna was an ancient Greek city in what is now the regional unit of Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is an important place in the history of Pieria and a major archaeological site located directly at the Aegean Sea, 16 km northeast of Katerini, 28 km north-east of Dion and 2.5 km from the village of Makrygialos.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city and site in Pieria, Greece
- Also known as: “Kitros”, “Pydna”, and “Κίτρος”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pydna and Alykí.
Pydna
Hamlet
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.
Alykí
Hamlet
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alyki is a village of the Pydna-Kolindros municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Pydna, of which it was a municipal district.
Makrygialos
Village
Photo: Lemur12, Public domain.
Makrygialos is a coastal village and a former municipal district in Pieria regional unit, Greece. It lies 21 km away from the town of Katerini Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal community.
Ancient Pydna
- Categories: polis, ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pydna-Kolindros, Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.39736° or 40° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
22.61675° or 22° 37′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8GG49JW8+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 694332498OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q41581937
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Ancient Pydna” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Пидна”
- Finnish: “Pydna”
- German: “Pydna”
- Greek: “Αρχαία Πύδνα”
- Greek: “Πύδνα”
- Hebrew: “פידנה העתיקה”
- Italian: “Pidna”
- Russian: “Древняя Пидна”
- Turkish: “Pydna”
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