Palatitsia, Imathia

Palatitsia (Παλατίτσια) Imathia

Palatitsia is a settlement in Central Macedonia in the Regional Unit of Imathia.[1]

Geographical - historical information

Palatitsia is located approximately 21 km southeast of Veria (the seat of the municipality), next to and east of Vergina.[2] The Aliakmonas River passes to the northwest of the village, while Meliki is to the northeast and Sykia to the southeast. To the west and between neighboring Vergina is the archaeological site of Vergina (Aigai).[3] The parish church is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary[4] while the cemetery of Agios Dimitrios at its southwestern edge is considered very important. It is a Byzantine church located on the boundaries of the archaeological site and dates back to the 16th century. It is made with architectural elements from the palace of Philip II in Aigai.[5]
Mural from the church of Agios Dimitrios
Administrative - population data

They are officially mentioned, after the Balkan Wars and the liberation of Macedonia, in 1918 in the Government Gazette 152A - 09/07/1918, as the seat of the newly founded community of the same name.[6] According to the "Kallikratis" Program and its amendment by Cleisthenes I, they constitute the community of Palatitsia[7] which falls under the Municipal Unit of Vergina of the Municipality of Veria, while according to the 2011 census, 834 residents were registered.[8] The population censuses after World War II are:
Census 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 769[9] 899[10] 826[11] 905[12] 927[13] 876[14] 834

External links

Photos of Palatitsia from the website https://discoververia.gr/.
Old photo of Palatitsia[dead link] from the Public Central Library of Veria.
Alexander the Great in the Byzantine church of Agios Demetrios Palatitsia in Veria from the website https://www.mononews.gr/.
The Milk Sacrifice at Palatitsia from the website https://apotomi.gr/.

References

Encyclopedia Nea Domi. 26. Athens: Tegopoulos - Maniateas. 1996. p. 280.
Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica. 48. Papyrus Publishing House. 1996. p. 24.
"PERMANENT LIST OF DECLARED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
"Parishes". www.imverias.gr. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
"Agios Demetrios in Palatitsia". Discover Veria. Retrieved on February 8, 2023.
«EETAA-Administrative Changes of Settlements». www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved on February 8, 2023.
«Law 4555/2018 - Official Gazette 133/A/19-7-2018 (Articles 1 - 151) (CLOSED Program) (Codified)». e-nomothesia.gr | Legislation Information Bank. Retrieved on November 30, 2022.
«Official Gazette of results of PERMANENT population», p. 10511 (p. 37 of pdf)
Population of Greece according to the census of March 7, 1951, p. 71 of pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
Population of Greece at the census of 19 March 1961, p. 73 of the pdf.
Population of Greece at the census of 14 March 1971, p. 73 of the pdf. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 5 April 1981, p. 84 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece at the census of 17 March 1991, p. 95 of the pdf.
Actual population of Greece - Census 2001, p. 97 of the pdf.

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