sentences:  It lies on a plateau at the western edge of the Central Macedonia plain, north of the Haliacmon River.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.Veria has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk").