Pydna (in
Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Púdna) was a Greek city in ancient
Macedon, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of
Pieria regional unit,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit. Pydna is situated in fertile land close to the
Thermaic Gulf coast. The main village of the former municipality is Kitros. It lies 6 km north of
Korinos, 8 km south of
Methoni and 13 km northeast of
Katerini.
Motorway 1 and the
Piraeus–Platy railway (nearest station at Korinos) pass east of the village.