Rizari

Rizari
Ριζάρι
Rizari
Coordinates: 40°48′N 22°3′E / 40.800°N 22.050°E / 40.800; 22.050Coordinates: 40°48′N 22°3′E / 40.800°N 22.050°E / 40.800; 22.050
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Macedonia
Regional unit Pella
Municipality Edessa
Municipal unit Edessa
Elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Community
  Population 1129
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 590108
Area code(s) 23810
Vehicle registration ΕΕ

Rizari is a village in the municipality of Edessa, Greece. Rizari is 7 km from the city center of Edessa, and 85 km west of Thesaloniki.

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Rizari is famous for its fields for example peach fields or apricots fields. But peaches are mostly grown and sold in Greece and abroad as jams, juices and canned peaches. Another fruit -kiwi- with excellent characteristics, is grown in the fields. The gardens between the national road (Thessaloniki-Florina) are famous.

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