Naousa, Imathia

Naousa
Νάουσα
Naousa
Naousa
Official seal of Naousa
Naousa is located in Greece
Naousa
Naousa
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°4′E / 40.633°N 22.067°E / 40.633; 22.067
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitImathia
Area
 • Municipality
425.5 km2 (164.3 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit300.9 km2 (116.2 sq mi)
Elevation
330 - 480 m (−1,240 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
30,054
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
19,706
 • Municipal unit density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
592 00
Area code(s)23320
Vehicle registrationΗΜ
Websitewww.naoussa.gr

Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα, Naoussa; Aromanian: Naustã), officially The Heroic City of Naousa, is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located at the foot of the Vermio Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the city population was 19,706 inhabitants and that of the homonymous metropolitan area 30,054 inhabitants.

In 1955, a royal decree designated Naousa as a heroic city, honoring the struggle of its inhabitants during the Greek War of Independence.[2] A monument at the Stoubanoi area, near the river Arapista, commemorates the sacrifice of the women who, in April 1822, preferred death instead of being captured by the Ottomans, and jumped into this river with their children.

Naousa is famous for its carnival[3] its ski resort and its wine production, as well as for the archaeological sites discovered at the area of ancient Mieza. Since 2021, it is a member of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.[4]

Naousa Municipal Park in winter
Genitsaros in the traditional Mougri Mansion
Agios Nikolaos Park
Arapitsa River crossing the city
  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. ^ Xynadas, E.; Psarrou, E. (2021). "The Greek revolution in Macedonia: Uprisings in Naousa and Veria In 1822" (PDF). International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Studies.
  3. ^ ,"Γενίτσαροι και Μπούλες, το έθιμο της αποκριάς στη Νάουσα".
  4. ^ "Municipality of the Heroic City of Naousa – Cultural Routes – www.coe.int".

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