Statistics
Periphery:	Central Macedonia
Capital:	Katerini
Area:	1,506 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Thermaic Gulf Highest: Olympus area
Inhabitants:	128,950 (2001)
Population density:	85.62/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-59
FIPS code:	GR07
Car designation:	KN (Katerini)
Code for the municipalities:	18xx
Number of municipalities:	13
Number of independent communes:	none
Area/distance code:	11-30-235x0 (030-235x0)
Postal code	60x xx
Name of inhabitants:	Pierian sing. -s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	IM
Website:	www.pieria.gr/en www.pieria.gr (also in Greek)
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Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is located in the southern part of Greek Macedonia (Central Macedonia) . Its capital is the town of Katerini. Pieria is the smallest prefecture within the Greek Macedonia. The name Pieria originates from the ancient tribe and the ancient country of Pieris. In Pieria, there are many sites of archeological interest, such as Dion, Pydna and Platamonas. Pieria is also home to Mt. Pierus, home to Orpheus and the Muses, as well as the Pierian Spring. Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and throne of the ancient Greek gods, is towering at the south side of Pieria. The Pierian Mountains lie to the west. Historically, Pieria was once a prefecture (department) of Thessaly. The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Katerini (Greek: Κατερίνη) is a town in Northern Greece, the capital of Pieria prefecture. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Thermaic Gulf (or Thermian Gulf) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki (prefectures of Greece). ... This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... FIPS could mean Federal Information Processing Standard, publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία, IPA /maceðonia/) is the largest and second most populous region of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Dion (Greek, Modern: Δίο Dio, Ancient/Katharevousa -on) is a place in Pieria Prefecture, Northern Greece. ... Pydna is also an rocket station of the American Army in Germany, see Pydna (rocket station) Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Púdna), also Pidna was a Greek city in Ancient Macedonia, the most important in Pieria. ... The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. ... For other uses see Muse (disambiguation). ... This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ...

Transportation

• GR-1, both the old and the new highways/E75
• GR-13

Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ...

Municipalities

Dion (Greek, Modern: Δίο Dio, Ancient/Katharevousa -on) is a place in Pieria Prefecture, Northern Greece. ... Katerini (Greek: Κατερίνη) is a town in Northern Greece, the capital of Pieria prefecture. ... Korinos (Greek: Κορινός) is a village located in Pieria prefecture, Greece. ... Litochoro, Litohoro (Greek, Modern: Λιτόχωρο, Ancient/Katharevoussa -on), older forms Litochoron, Litohoron and Litokhoron is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Pieria and is the second largest community in Pieria. ... Pydna is also an rocket station of the American Army in Germany, see Pydna (rocket station) Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Púdna), also Pidna was a Greek city in Ancient Macedonia, the most important in Pieria. ...

Communities

For more details on this topic, see List of communities of Pieria.

This is a list of communities of Pieria, Greece. ...

Sporting teams

• Pierikos - tertiary division

External links

• Pieria Tourism
• http://www.culture.gr/maps/macedon/pieria/pieria.html
• Google directory - Pieria, in Greek
• http://www.plefsis.gr/pieria.htm
• http://www.mpa.gr/specials/olympus/pieria.html
• http://users.pie.sch.gr/amgr1/pieria_photos.htm