Veria
town in Macedonia, Greece
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Summary
Veria is a city[1]. Veria draws 1,071 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #607 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Veria Municipality[3], Commune of Veria[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Strovolos[6], Kazanlak[7], Rognac[8], Užice[9], Zemun[10], Kursk[11]
- Postal code: 591 31[12], 591 32[13]
- Commons category: Veria[14]
- Patron saint: Paul the Apostle[15]
- Local dialing code: 2331[16]
- Coordinate location: 40.520277777778, 22.201944444444[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Central Macedonia Region[18]
- Official website: http://www.veria.gr/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Veria[20]
- Population: 43,212[21], 42,508[22], 43,394[23], 39,468[24], 43,158[25]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Illustrirovannaya polnaya populyarnaya biblyeiskaya entsiklopediya. Vipusk Выпуск I, 1891[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31]
- Replaces: Berroea[32]
- Capital of: Imathia Regional Unit[33], Veria Municipality[34]
- Category for people born here: Q10213026[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q10182281[36]
- Native label: Βέροια[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Veria[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 128[39]
- Area: 791[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Veria[41]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Veria[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Veria include Metropolis of Veroia, Naousa and Kampania[43], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[44], in Greece[45].
Why It Matters
Veria has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Veria is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Veria include Metropolis of Veroia, Naousa and Kampania[43], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[44], in Greece[45].