Agras (Central Macedonia)

Local community Agras Τοπική Κοινότητα Άγρα (Άγρας)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Central Macedonia
Regional district	Pella
local community	Edessa
Parish	Edessa
Geographic coordinates	40 ° 48 ′  N , 22 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′  N , 22 ° 0 ′  E
Height above d. M.	500  m
surface	25.425 km²
Residents	796 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	10010102
Local division	1

The village of Agras ( Greek Άγρας ( m. Sg. )) Is located in the west of the Greek region of Central Macedonia about 4 km west of the city center of Edessa , to whose municipality it belongs.

To the west of the village are the ruins of Filokastro (Φιλόκαστρο), a Roman sentinel on the Via Egnatia .

The village was named by Vladovo (Βλάδοβο) after Tellos Agras in 1926 .

The Greek energy supplier DEI (ΔΕΗ) has been operating a hydropower plant at Agras since 1956 .

Monument to Tellos Agras and Antonios Mingas in Agras

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Greece recognizes the Macedonian language in 1916! Macedonian Truth
3. ^ Agras village, Pella community ( Memento from May 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Greek)
4. ↑ Εκμετάλλευση Υδροηλεκτρικών Σταθμών ΔΕΗ (Greek; PDF; 422 kB)