Spilia (Kozani), Greece

Spilia is a village located in Agia Paraskevi municipality, Eordea province, Kozani Prefecture, in the Greek region of Macedonia. Ptolemaida, seat of the provincial capital, is 25 km northwest of Spilia.

Spilia is situated at an altitude of 820 meters. The postal code is 50200, while the telephone code is +30 24630 . As of the 1991 census, the population was 114. [cite web |url=http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=13966 |title=SPILIA (AKZ), Village, KOZANI |accessdate=2008-07-17 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=gtp.gr]

Archaeological site

A portion of Via Egnatia, an ancient Roman road, passes through Spilia. An archaeological site of the ancient Macedonian tomb of Eordaia (Greek: Μακεδονικός τάφος Σπηλιάς) is located in Spilia along this road. The architectural form shows the tomb and monument to be in the same category as tombs of Philip II, Vergina, and Leukadia. [cite web |url=http://www.viaeromanae.org/gr/index.php3?langue=en&id_gmenu=2273&code_menu=viaegnwestmacspilia&niv1=A |title=History of the Macedonian tombs of Eordaia (Prefecture of Kozani): Spilia |accessdate=2008-07-17 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=viadomitia.org]

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