Skydra (, in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - ''Vertekop'', Slavic: Вртикоп, ''Vrtikop'') is a municipality in the

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regional unit of

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Municipality

The municipality Skydra was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became

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units: * Meniida *Skydra The municipality has an area of 239.525 km², the municipal unit 120.963 km².

Municipal unit of Skydra

Division of the municipal unit Skidra with total population 14,353 (2021). The 12 communities of Skydra are: Vartokop

History

In Skydra there is an ancient settlement in Mandalo. The foundations of a monumental building that probably was a temple of

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have been uncovered.Pella museum, SkydraArchived
19 March 2020.

Oral History

Ioannis Chrissochoidis on Pontian Greeks settling in Skydra (1919-1940).

Historical Population

Sporting teams

The town hosts two football clubs: * Aetos Skydra F.C., plays in the Greek Football League 2 * Nea Genia Skydras, plays in the fifth Division of Greece (amateur league of the Pella Football Clubs Association). In addition, Skydra has a volleyball team, Aristotelis Skydras V.C., which recently was promoted at the A2 Volleyball League.

Notable people

* Efthymis Koulouris * Olga Strantzali

References

External links

{{Skydra div Populated places in Pella (regional unit) Municipalities of Central Macedonia Bottiaea