AGIOS GEORGIOS, Village, GIANNITSA

  Agios Georgios is the smallest village of the municipality of Alexander the Great with 321 residents according to the census of 1991. It is 20 km away from Giannitsa and 30 km from Edessa. The residents deal with the stockbreeding and agriculture. The most important cultivations are peaches and asparagus. The village has been built around its square, where there is the new two-storied building of the community bureau and the war memorial.
  The square is surrounded by very tall pine trees and grass planted gardens. Agios Georgios is the first village in the municipality, where have been placed mail boxes in front of the community bureau. In the same building there is the community clinic while behind it there are the Primary school and the Kindergarden. Across the road there is the old and beautiful church of Saint Dimitrios. Both the church and the village have great history, which goes back in the beginning of the 19th century.
  In the north-west part of the village, on the way to Liparo there is the Agricultural corporation and the football field of the team P.A.O.K. of Agios Georgios. The Cultural Association "Alexander the Great" is also activated in the village. There is great interest for the unexplored, up today, hills which are outside of the village. It is speculated that at their basis there are hidden tombs of the Hellenistic Era. There is also a lot of green and many trees in the area, as well as the local refreshment stand. Altogether, they create an artificial paradise, perfect place for resting and excursions.