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Agia, Larissa
Agia ( el, Αγιά, also written ''Ayia'') is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east. Municipality The municipality Agia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Agia * Evrymenes *Lakereia *Melivoia The municipality Agia has an area of 661.79 km2, the municipal unit Agia has an area of 189.487 km2, and the community Agia has an area of 27.150 km2. Subdivisions The municipal unit of Agia is divided into the following communities: *Agia * Aetolofos * Anavra * Elafos * Gerakari *Megalovryso *Metaxochori * Neromyloi * Potamia Province The province of Agia ( el, Επαρχία Αγιάς) was one of the provinces of the Larissa Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaly
Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (, ), and appears thus in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule. Since 1987 it has formed one of the country's 13 regions and is further (since the Kallikratis reform of 2011) sub-divided into five regional units and 25 municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in northern Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia on the north, Epirus on the west, Central Greece on the south, and the Aegean Sea on the east. The Thessaly region also includes the Sporades islands. Name and etymology Thessaly is named after the ''Thessaloi'', an ancient Greek tribe. The meaning of the name of this tribe is unknow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elafos, Larissa
Elafos ( el, Έλαφος, ) is a village and a community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ... of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 219 inhabitants in the village. The community of Elafos covers an area of 56.50 km2. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Elafos was 219 people, showing no change when compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit References {{Agia div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Thessaly
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Larissa Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aetolofos * Agia * Agia Sophia * Agioi Anargyroi * Agios Georgios, Farsala * Agios Georgios, Kileler * Agnanteri * Aigani * Akri * Alexandrini * Amouri * Ampelakia * Ampelia * Ampelonas * Amygdalea * Amygdali * Anatoli * Anavra * Argyropouli * Armenio * Asprochoma * Azoros * Chalki * Chalkiades * Chara * Damasi * Damasouli * Dasolofos * Deleria * Dendra Tyrnavou * Dendra, Farsala * Dilofo, Farsala * Dilofo, Kileler * Dimitra * Dolichi * Domeniko * Doxaras * Drymos * Elafos * Elassona * Elateia * Eleftheres * Eleftherio * Eretria * Evangelismos * Evangelismos, Elassona * Falanni * Farmaki * Farsala * Flampouro * Galanovrysi * Galini * Gerakari * Gerania * Giannota * Giannouli * Glafki * Gonnoi * Itea * Kalamaki * Kallipefki * Kallithea Elassonos * Kallithea, Farsala * Kalochori * Kalyvia * Kalyvia Analipseos * Karitsa * Karya * Kastri * Kato Vasilika * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Greek Forest Fires
The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August, expanded rapidly and raged out of control until 27 August, until they were finally put out in early September. The fires mainly affected western and southern Peloponnese as well as southern Euboea. The death toll in August alone stood at 67 people. In total 84 people lost their lives because of the fires, including several fire fighters. Some of these firestorms are believed to be the result of arson while others were merely the result of negligence. Hot temperatures, including three consecutive heat waves of over 40 °C (105 °F), and severe drought rendered the 2007 summer unprecedented in modern Greek history. From the end of June to early September, over 3,000 forest fires were recorded across the nation. Nine more people were killed in blazes in June and July. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Greece
The provinces of Greece ( el, επαρχία, "eparchy") were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures of Greece, prefectures. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially financial and educational services, as well as for electoral purposes. Before the Second World War, there were 139 provinces, and after the war, with the addition of the Dodecanese, Dodecanese Islands, their number grew to 147. According to the Article 7 of the Code of Prefectural Self-Government (Presidential Decree 30/1996), the provinces constituted a "particular administrative district" within the wider "administrative district" of the prefectures. The provinces were finally abolished after the 2006 Greek local elections, 2006 local elections, in line with Law 2539/1997, as part of the wide-ranging administrative reform known as the "Kapodistrias reform, Kapodistrias Project", and replaced by enlarged Municipalities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamia, Agia
Potamia ( el, Ποταμιά, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 262 inhabitants in the village. The community of Potamia covers an area of 32.899 km2. Geography The village is located 6 km southeast of Agia, at the northern slopes of Mavrovouni Mountain Mavrovouni ( gr, Μαυροβούνι, ), meaning ''black mountain'', may refer to several places in Greece: * Mavrovouni, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina regional unit, part of the municipal unit Kalpaki *Mavrovouni, Laconia, a village in Lac .... Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Potamia was 262 people, a decrease of almost 12% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit References {{Agia div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neromyloi, Larissa
Neromyloi ( el, Νερόμυλοι, ) is a village and a Communities and Municipalities of Greece, community of the Agia, Larissa, Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 261 inhabitants in the village. The community of Neromyloi covers an area of 4.698 km2. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Neromyloi was 261 people, a decrease of almost 26% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metaxochori
Metaxochori ( el, Μεταξοχώρι, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 478 inhabitants in the village. The community of Metaxochori covers an area of 3.024 km2. Geography Metaxochori is located two kilometres to the northwest of Agia, at the foot of Mount Ossa. The village is separated in two parts, with a small stream and a small bridge connecting each other. Economy The inhabitants are principally engaged in the cultivation of apple and cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ... and the area is known for its silk production. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Metaxochori was 478 people, a decrease of almost 13% compared with the population of the previous census o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalovryso
Megalovryso ( el, Μεγαλόβρυσο, ), known before 1927 as Nivoliani ( el, Νιβόλιανη), is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 199 inhabitants in the village. The community of Megalovryso covers an area of 17.128 km2. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Megalovryso was 199 people, a decrease of almost 55% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit References {{Agia div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerakari, Larissa
Gerakari ( el, Γερακάρι, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 266 inhabitants in the village. The community of Gerakari covers an area of 11.31 km2. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Gerakari was 266 people, a decrease of almost 20% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. History The village is the site of the ancient city of Amyrus. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aetolofos * Agia * Agia Sophia * Agioi Anargyroi * Agios Georgios, Farsala * Agios Georgios, Kileler * Agnanteri * Aigani * Akri * Alexandrini * Amouri * ... References {{Agia div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) Agia, Larissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anavra, Larissa
Anavra ( el, Ανάβρα, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 599 inhabitants in the village. The community of Anavra covers an area of 23.244 km2. Administrative division The community of Anavra consists of two separate settlements: *Anavra * Prinias Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Anavra was 599 people, an increase of almost 8% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit References {{Agia div Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
