Rizari
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Local community Rizari Τοπική Κοινότητα Ριζαρίου (Ριζάρι) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Central Macedonia | ||
| Regional district | Pella | ||
| local community | Edessa | ||
| Parish | Edessa | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 40 ° 48 ' N , 22 ° 3' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
80 m (average) |
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| surface | 12.581 km² | ||
| Residents | 1132 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 10010108 | ||
| Local division | 1 | ||
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Rizari ( Greek Ριζάρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a village and at the same time a local community ( Greek Τοπική Κοινότητα Topiki Kinotita ) of the municipality of Edessa in the Greek region of Central Macedonia . It is located about seven kilometers southeast of the seat of the municipality of Edessa , 85 kilometers northwest of Thessaloníki and is at an altitude of about 80 meters above sea level .
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Rizari is known for its plantations. In Rizari there are peach, kiwi, apricot, plum and other plantations. But Rizari is mainly known for growing peaches. They grow peaches and sell them at home and abroad. These peaches are used to make jams, juices and peaches in a can.
Surname
The name of the village used to be Ορυζάριον / Orizárion, which comes from the ancient Greek word for rice, ὄρυζα / óriza. The place was called that because of the abundance of water it was possible to grow rice. The top form Orizarion then became Rizarion or Rizari.
population
The local language is Greek , Pontic is also spoken; most of the inhabitants of Rizari are Greeks , especially Greek Macedonians and Pontians . But there are also some Albanians in Rizari who work on the plantations. Most of the time they are alone in the village because their families are still in Albania. The average age of the population is high, with quite a few elderly people living there.
religion
Most of the residents are of the Greek Orthodox faith. There is a Greek Orthodox Church of the 318 Holy Fathers in the village ( 318 Theoforon Pateron 318 Θεοφόρων Πατέρων).
traffic
In the middle of the town from west-northwest to east-southeast leads the national road 2 , at the same time the European route 86 , from Edessa to Thessaloniki . The Thessaloniki-Platy Imathias-Edessa railway line runs east of the village.
sons and daughters of the town
- Marietta Chrousala , Miss Greece 2003.
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to 2001 census (PDF; 793 kB) p. 97 National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census. ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)
- ↑ Information from the Greek Statistical Office based on the 2001 census. ( Memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) p. 150