Skydra
# Skydra

Skydra (Greek: Σκύδρα, pronounced in modern Greek, before 1926: Βερτεκόπ - Vertekop, Slavic: Вртикоп, Vrtikop) is a municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia in Greece.

## Municipality

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

* Meniida
* Skydra

The municipality has an area of 239.525 $km^2,$ the municipal unit 120.963 $km^2.$

### Municipal unit of Skydra

Division of the municipal unit Skidra with total population 15,613 (2011). The 11 communities of Skydra are:

| Map | Municipal district | Population |
| - | - | - |
| Skidra |
| Skidra | Skidra | 5,406 |
| Skidra | Arseni | 1,396 |
| Skidra | Aspro | 808 |
| Skidra | Dafni | 679 |
| Skidra | Kalyvia | 1,095 |
| Skidra | Lipochori | 1,031 |
| Skidra | Mavrovouni | 1,006 |
| Skidra | Nea Zoi | 151 |
| Skidra | Petraia (community) - Petraia (village) - Loutrochori - Plevroma | 1,637 - 918 - 458 - 261 |
| Skidra | Rizo | 1,012 |
| Skidra | Sevastiana | 1,392 |
| Skidra | Municipal unit of Skydra | 15,613 |

## History

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

## Oral History

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

### Historical Population

| Year | Town | Municipal unit | Municipality |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 4,562 | 15,237 | - |
| 2001 | 5,081 | 15,654 | - |
| 2011 | 5,406 | 15,613 | 20,188 |

## 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
