Pieria (regional unit)
Pieria
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πιερίας | |
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Postal codes | 60x xx |
Area codes | 235x0 |
Car plates | ΚΝ (Kappa Nu) |
Website | pieria |
Pieria (
Geography
The Pieria regional unit is bordered by
It combines extensive plains, high mountains and sandy beaches. The region's beauty gives it a great potential for further tourist development.
Climate
Its climate is mainly of Mediterranean type with hot summers and cool winters. Severe winter weather is common in the central and western parts of Pieria, especially in the Pierian Mountains and on Mount Olympus.
On June 8, 2007, a low pressure weather system from Southern and Central Europe resulted in heavy rainfall that ravaged the prefecture and caused great damage in fruit and vegetable production. The worst hit area was Korinos.
Administration
The regional unit Pieria is divided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[4]
- Pydna-Kolindros (3)
- Katerini (1)
- Dion-Olympos (2)
Prefecture
As a part of the
History
The region, known as Pieria or Pieris (
At some time before the
It was later invaded and became a part of the
Transport
Notable people
- Katerina Nikolaidou (born 1992), rower athlete, 4th place 2016 Olympic Games, silver medal in the lightweight single sculls at the 2013 World Rowing Championships
- Christos Tsolakis (1935-2012), philologist, author, professor emeritus of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Eleni Chatziliadou (born 1993), karate athlete, Kumite +68 kg 2018 World Karate Championship
- Theodoros Terzopoulos, theater director[10][11][12][13][14][15]
- Konstantinos Papachronis (1977-2008), actor
- Patriarch Callinicus of Alexandria
- Yannis K. Semertzidis, physicist
- Giorgakis Olympios
- Christos Kakkalos
- Zorba The Greek[16]
Sporting teams
- Pierikos- Greek Third Division
- Pierian Sodality
See also
References
- ^ "Homer, Odyssey, Book 5, line 50". Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
On to Pieria he stepped from the upper air, and swooped down upon the sea, and then sped over the wave like a bird, the cormorant, which in quest of fish over the dread gulfs of the unresting sea wets its thick plumage in the brine. In such wise did Hermes ride upon the multitudinous waves.
- ISBN 0-691-02499-5, page 62
- ^ E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 2,Πιερίας—between Mount Olympus and the Thermaic Gulf, the original home of the Muses and birth-place of Orpheus.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Orpheus and Greek Religion (Mythos Books) by William Keith Guthrie and L. Alderlink, 1993, page 62: "... assigned, Pieria, was originally inhabited by a Thracian tribe, the Pieres, who according to Thucydides (ii. ..."
- ^ a b Archaic Eretria: A Political and Social History from the Earliest Times to 490 BC by Keith G. Walker, 2004, page 154: "... 498-54)12' had incorporated coastal Pieria into Macedonia and expelled the 'Pieres', who afterwards took up their abode in areas at Mt.Pangaion..."
- ISBN 0-19-814099-1, 2005, page 865
- ^ J.P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams, The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, 2006, pg. 261
- ^ Administrative changes in local government
- ^ "Theodoros Terzopoulos". Attis Theatre (in Greek and English). Archived from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ^ "Theodoros Terzopoulos". Alexandrinsky Theatre. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ^ ""The return of Dionysus": A tribute to Theodoros Terzopoulos". Greek News Agenda. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ^ ""The Return of Dionysus": A tribute to TheodorosTerzopoulos". Onassis Foundation (in Greek and English). Archived from the original on 2020-05-07.
- ^ Chatzidimitriou, Penelope. "Tadashi Suzuki and Theodoros Terzopoulos: Crossing Boundaries, Creating Bridges". Critical Stages. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Angelikopoulos, V. (8 December 2003). "Greek stage director in Beijing". Kathimerini. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ^ "One village ends an old Greek 'myth'". Christian Science Monitor. 14 October 1981.
External links
- Prefecture of Pieria Αρχειοθετημένο από το προτότυπο στις 19 Ιουνίου 2004 (in English)
- Pieria (regional unit) at Curlie(in English)
- Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Πιερίας (in Greek)