Naousa, Imathia
Naousa
Νάουσα | |
|---|---|
Naousa | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 22°4′E / 40.633°N 22.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Imathia |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 425.5 km2 (164.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 300.9 km2 (116.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 - 480 m (−1,240 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 30,054 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 19,706 |
| • Municipal unit density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 592 00 |
| Area code(s) | 23320 |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΜ |
| Website | www.naoussa.gr |
Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα, Naoussa; Aromanian: Naustã), officially The Heroic City of Naousa, is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. It is located at the foot of the Vermio Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the city population was 19,706 inhabitants and that of the homonymous metropolitan area 30,054 inhabitants.
In 1955, a royal decree designated Naousa as a heroic city, honoring the struggle of its inhabitants during the Greek War of Independence. A monument at the Stoubanoi area, near the river Arapista, commemorates the sacrifice of the women who, in April 1822, preferred death instead of being captured by the Ottomans, and jumped into this river with their children.
Naousa is famous for its carnival its ski resort and its wine production, as well as for the archaeological sites discovered at the area of ancient Mieza. Since 2021, it is a member of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.