The town straddles the Tripotamos (river), a Haliacmon tributary that provides hydroelectric power to the national electric power transmission network and irrigation water to agricultural customers of the Veria plain. The site of Elia has an extensive view of the Imathia plain. This story explains the presence of Gagauz people in Veria and its environs. [7] In the Escorial Taktikon of c. 975, the city is mentioned as the seat of a strategos, and it apparently was the capital of a theme in the 11th century. Today there are no Jews in Veria, a town of some 66.000 residents, but the quarter where they lived -Barbouta- still stands, and at his heart a synagogue that draws a small but steady stream of visitors. Migne, Jacques Paul. Museums in Veria include the Archaeological Museum of Veroia, the Byzantine Museum of Veroia, the Folklore Museum of Veroia, a museum of modern Greek history and a laographical museum. The 1980s and 1990s in particular were a period of prosperity, with the agricultural businesses and cooperatives in the fertile plains around Veria successfully exporting their products in Europe, the US and Asia. For three days, they were denied food and water. It is also connected to more than 500 local and national destinations via the national coach network (KTEL). The modern town has cotton and woolen mills and trades in wheat, fruit and vegetables. "Apostle Paul travelled through many Greek cities preaching the new, at the time religion of Christianity to Greek cit...", "The archaeological museum of Veroia shows exhibits of Hellenistic and Roman era of Veroia and the surrounding area. Y...", "The archaeological site of Vergina is 13 kilometres outside of the city of Veroia kai 80 kilometres from Thessaloniki...", "The Byzantine Museum of Veroia is in the city centre, in a district that is considered preserved due to its buildings...", "The National Museum of Education is located in Veroia and the guest of the museum can see the evolution of education,...", "It is located 13 kilometres outside of the city of Veroia and is the oldest Neolithic organised village in all Europe...", "The ski resort of Seli is the first ski resort of Greece and one of the largest ones. Within the city there was a Jewish settlement where the Apostle Paul,[5] after leaving Thessalonica, and his companion Silas preached to the Jewish and Greek communities of the city in AD 50/51 or 54/55. Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα, historically Νάουσσα - Naoussa), officially The Heroic City of Naousa is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Macedonia, Greece with a population of 21,139 (2016). But there is a belief, widespread though not substantial, that the synagogue where Paul spoke stood at the same site. It was recovered for Byzantium by John VI Kantakouzenos in 1350, but lost again to the Serbians soon after, becoming the domain of Radoslav Hlapen after 1358. [6], According to a tradition preserved by Yazıcıoğlu Ali, the two younger sons of the Seljuk sultan Kaykaus II were settled by Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos in Veria, and made its governors. When the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, they went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. During this time, Veria became the seat of the Koinon of Macedonians (Κοινόν Μακεδόνων), minted its own coinage and held sports games named Alexandreia, in honor of Alexander the Great, with athletes from all over Greece competing in them.[4]. It was ...". The city is reputed to have been named by its mythical creator Beres (also spelled Pheres) or from the daughter of the king of Berroia who was thought to be the son of Macedon. Following the angry reception that greeted him when he preached to the Jews of Thessaloniki, around teh year 50, the Apostle Paul was spirited out of town by fellow believers in Jesus’ reincarnation.They brought him to Berea, some 60 km to the west. Green, Mystery, Nazis and Paul the Apostle, The Secret History of One of Greece’s Oldest Jewish Communities, Haaretz, Aug 26, 2018, Tags: architecture cemetery jewish community jewish culture jewish history jewish life jewish quarter monument synagogue. It is located 511 kilometres (318 miles) north-northwest of the capital Athens and 73 km (45 mi) west-southwest of Thessaloniki. Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Veria, officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia. The archaeological site of Aegae/Aigai (Αἰγαί; modern name Vergina), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 12 km (7 mi) south-east of the city centre of Veria. Veria is home to many sports clubs. Veria was the second most significant town, after Aigai, during the blooming ancient Macedonian years. Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia" is the closest international airport, located 88 km (55 mi) east-northeast of Veria. Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.

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