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
  • , a village in Macedonia, Greece, close to Pella

Thessaly

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

Syria

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

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

Italy

  • Pella, Piedmont, municipality in the Province of Novara

Africa

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

America

  • 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

Fictive characters

  • Aka Pella, a character from 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