Karydia, Pella

Karydia
Καρυδιά
Karydia is located in Greece
Karydia
Karydia
Coordinates: 40°50.7′N 21°57.4′E / 40.8450°N 21.9567°E / 40.8450; 21.9567
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitPella
MunicipalityEdessa
Municipal unitEdessa
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community843
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Karydia (Greek: Καρυδιά, before 1927: Τέχοβο - Techovo,[2] Macedonian and Bulgarian: Техово, Tehovo) is a village in the municipality of Edessa, Pella regional unit, northern Greece. It is situated 9 km northwest of Edessa. At the church in the locality Kosteno (Greek: Κόστενο, Macedonian and Bulgarian: Костен, Kosten[3]) there is an annual festival on 21 May, the day of Saint Helena.[4]

  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. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), ISBN 9989-9819-4-9, p. 50
  4. ^ Karydia blog