Pella (disambiguation)

Pella was the capital of Macedon since the 4th century BC

Pella also refers to:

Places

Greece

Central Macedonia

• Pella (town), town in Macedonia, Greece, near the site of ancient Pella
• Pella (municipality), municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece
• Pella (regional unit), administrative unit in Macedonia, Greece
• Pella (constituency), electoral district
• Nea Pella, a village in Macedonia, Greece, close to Pella

Thessaly

• Pella (Thessaly), town of ancient Thessaly, Greece

Africa

• Pella, Burkina Faso, city
• Pella, Northern Cape, town in South Africa

Italy

• Pella, Piedmont, municipality in the Province of Novara

Middle East

Jordan

• Pella, Jordan, ancient city in Jordan
  • Diocese of Pella

Judaea

• Pella, name of town and toparchy in Roman Judaea, usually identified with Bayt Nattif

Syria

• Apamea (Syria), called Pella during the Seleucid rule

USA

• Pella, Iowa, city in the United States
• Pella, Wisconsin, town in the United States
  • Pella (CDP), Wisconsin, census-designated place in the town

People

• Catalina Pella (born 1993), Argentine female tennis player, sister of Guido
• Giuseppe Pella (18 April 1902 – 31 May 1981), Prime Minister of Italy, 1953-4
• Guido Pella (born 1990), Argentine male tennis player, brother of Catalina
• Vespasian Pella (4/17 January 1897 – 24 August 1960), Romanian jurist

Fictional characters

• Aka Pella, a character from the animated series Histeria!

Other uses

• Pella curse tablet, a magic spell, written in Doric Greek
• Pella Palace, residence of Catherine the Great near St. Petersburg
• Pella Square, a main square in Skopje, North Macedonia
• Pella (company), manufacturer of windows and doors
• Pella (beetle), a genus of rove beetle
• JSC Leningrad Shipyard Pella, producer of the Raptor-class patrol boat

See also

• Pela (disambiguation)
• Aigai/Aegae, the capital of ancient Macedon before it was moved to Pella