Giannitsa, Central Macedonia, Greece

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🇬🇷 Giannitsa is the largest city in the regional unit of Pella and the capital of the Pella municipality, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece.

The municipal unit Giannitsa has an area of 208.105 km2. It includes a few outlying villages (Mesiano, Melissi, Pentaplatanos, Archontiko, Ampelies and Damiano). The municipality Pella as a whole includes many villages and has 63,122 inhabitants. The city is located in the centre of Macedonia between Mount Paiko and the plain of Giannitsa, and is the economic, commercial and industrial centre of the Pella regional unit. European route E86 (Greek National Road 2) runs along the south of the city.

The former shallow, swampy, and variable-sized Giannitsa Lake or (ancient) Loudias Lake, fed by the Loudias River and south of the city, was drained in 1928-1932 by the New York Foundation Company. It or the surrounding marshland were sometimes called Borboros 'slime' or Borboros Limen.

About 7 km (4 mi) from Giannitsa are the ruins of ancient Pella, birthplace of Alexander the Great and capital of ancient Macedonia. The city is 48 km (30 mi) from Thessaloniki.

Districts • Center • St. George • Ayía Paraskeví • Sfageia • Sinoikismos • Mitropoli • St. Konstantinos • Tsali (Nea Trapezounta) • Filippeio • Kapsali • Palaia agora.

Economy Giannitsa is predominantly a rural area. The draining of the Lake Giannitsà left fertile soil for agriculture, leading to population growth in the region.

Entertainment The focus of the social life of the city is at the central pedestrian street, where people gather to eat and drink or to take a walk. Giannitsa was one of the first cities that founded Open Theatre (3,000 seats) and became an institution for cultural events and big names in theater and music, every year, the last month of summer giving a culture festival character . Also various theatrical and musical events take place in a closed theatre located internally of the Cultural Centre which has a modern architecture. In the first days of September there is a big market for about a week. The DI. K. E. P. A. P. (ΔΗ. Κ. Ε. Π. Α. Π) is a charitable non-profit cultural organisation founded in 1996 that develops music, visual arts, dance, film and other arts.

Loudias river Seven km (4.3 miles) south of the centre is the Loudias River, which has a sailing centre. The Nautical Club of Giannitsa (NOG) teaches canoeing, kayaking, and rowing.

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece 
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Giannitsa has a population of over 31,983 people. Giannitsa also forms the centre of the wider Pella Region which has a population of over 126,258 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Giannitsa is twinned with three cities:

🇮🇹 Crotone, Italy 🇨🇾 Larnaca, Cyprus 🇺🇸 New Britain, USA
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Antipodal to Giannitsa is: -157.6,-40.783

Locations Near: Giannitsa 22.4,40.7833

🇬🇷 Veroia 22.216,40.53 d: 32.2  

🇬🇷 Kilkis 22.876,40.994 d: 46.4  

🇬🇷 Katerini 22.5,40.267 d: 58.1  

🇬🇷 Thessaloniki 22.954,40.624 d: 49.9  

🇬🇷 Kalamaria 22.955,40.585 d: 51.7  

🇬🇷 Lagkadas 23.067,40.75 d: 56.3  

🇲🇰 Strumica 22.66,41.425 d: 74.7  

🇲🇰 Kavadarci 22,41.433 d: 79.6  

🇬🇷 Kozani 21.786,40.301 d: 74.6  

🇲🇰 Štip 22.193,41.747 d: 108.6  

Antipodal to: Giannitsa -157.6,-40.783

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17318.2  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17270.9  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16806  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16718.1  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13281.8  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13175.2  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13159.1  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13156.2  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13156  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13111.7  

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