What is Skydra?
{{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Skydra |name_local = Σκύδρα |periph = [[Central Macedonia|Central]] [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] |prefec = [[Pella Prefecture|Pella]] |population = 5081 |population_as_of = 2001 |area = 7.550 |pop_municipality = 15654 |area_municipality = 113.598 |elevation = 40 |lat_deg = 40 |lat_min = 46 |lon_deg = 22 |lon_min = 9 |postal_code = 585 00 |area_code = 23810 |licence = ΕΕ |mayor = |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = |city_flag = |city_seal = |districts = 11 (13) |party = |since = |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |website = http://www.skydra.gr/ }} '''Skydra''' ({{lang-el|Σκύδρα}}) is a [[town]] and [[municipality]] of [[Pella Prefecture]] in the region of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] in [[Greece]]. It has a total population of 5,081 inhabitants in the town and 15,654 inhabitants in the municipality. == Name == During the [[Ottoman Empite]] until [[1926]] Skydra was known with the name '''Vertikop''' or '''Vartikop'''. The name was derived from the Turkish or Slavic languages. It was named like that because of a river that crossed these places. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Towns in Greece]]