What is Aridaia?
[[File:Dimos Aridaias.png|thumb|Aridaia municipality.]] '''Aridaia''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] town in [[Pella Prefecture]] in the region of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]]. It is found in the middle of a valley north of [[Edessa]]. It has a population of 5,600 inhabitants according to the 2001 [[census]]. During [[Byzantium|Byzantine]] era, its name used to be ''Moglena'' and during the [[Ottoman Empire]] its name used to be ''Subotsko''.<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/onoma/karadzova.htm Former names of Aridaia]</ref> It was first founded by the emigres of [[Asia Minor]] ([[Anatolia]]) in [[1923]]. == Bibliography == Η ιστορία της Πέλλας, Αριδαία, pages 139-141, Ψάρια publications, 2004. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.dimosarideas.gr/ Official website] * [http://www.aridaiainfo.gr/default.aspx Aridaia info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231003947/http://www.aridaiainfo.gr/default.aspx |date=2009-12-31 }} [[Category:Towns in Greece]]