|
Evrymenes, Larissa
Evrymenes ( el, Ευρυμενές) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,939 (2011). The municipal unit has an area of 95.284 km 2 (36.79 sq mi). The seat of the municipality was in Stomio. It was named after the ancient city Eurymenae. Geography The municipal unit Evrymenes stretches along the Aegean Sea coast, south of the mouth of the river Pineios. It lies at the foot of the densely forested Mount Ossa. History The most important ancient cities of Magnesia in the area of the municipal unit of Evrymenes were Eurymenae (near the modern village Kokkino Nero), Homolium (''Homolion'', at Lapsokhori, near the modern village Omolio) and Rhizus (''Rhizous'', near the modern village Tarsanas). Subdivisions The municipal unit Evrymenes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * ... [...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] |
Kokkino Nero
Kokkino Nero ( el, Κόκκινο Νερό) is a village and beach located at the foot of Mount Ossa in the community of Karitsa, municipal unit of Evrymenes, municipality of Agia, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders .... The name, which means "Red Water", is derived from the hot springs in the area, which are colored by mineral salts. As of the 2011 census, the village had a population of 95. Within its bounds is the site of the ancient town of Eurymenae. External linksΚόκκινο Νερό Λάρισας {{Beaches of Larissa Peripheral Unit Beaches of Greece Populated places in Larissa (regional unit) Landforms of Larissa (regional unit) Landforms of Thessaly Villages in Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaiopyrgos, Larissa
Palaiopyrgos ( el, Παλαιόπυργος, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. The 2011 census recorded 161 inhabitants in the village and 244 in the community. The community of Palaiopyrgos covers an area of 11.678 km2. Administrative division The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of three separate settlements: *Alexandrini (population 83) *Palaiopyrgos (population 161) * Strintzios (uninhabited) Geography The village is located on a plain run by Pineios river, located between Mount Ossa, and Mount Olympus. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Palaiopyrgos was 161 people, a decrease of almost 14% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aetolofos * Agi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karitsa, Larissa
Karitsa ( el, Καρίτσα, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. The 2011 census recorded 436 inhabitants in the village and 536 in the community. The community of Karitsa covers an area of 23.241 km2. Administrative division The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of three separate settlements: * Agia Paraskevi (population 2,493 in 2015) *Karitsa (population 436) *Kokkino Nero (population 95) * Plateia Ammos (population 3) Geography The village is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ossa overseeing the Aegean Sea. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Karitsa was 436 people, a decrease of almost 17% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. See also * List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aetolofos * Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhizus
:''Rhizus may also refer to Ριζαίον on the Black Sea, modern Rize.'' Rhizus or Rhizous ( el, Ριζούς (ο)) was a town and polis of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, whose inhabitants were transported by Demetrios Poliorketes to Demetrias upon the foundation of the latter city. We learn from Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax that Rhizus was outside the Pagasaean Gulf upon the exterior ( Aegean) shore. In Strabo's time, it was a village dependent on Demetrias. Coins minted by Rhizus have been found, dated in the 4th century BCE The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. This century marked the height of Classical Greek civilization in all of its aspects .... The site of Rhizus is at the modern village of Tarsanas (Ταρσανάς). References External links Ancient ThessalyAncient Greek CoinsNumisWikiClassical Numismatic Group Populated places in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omolio
Omolio ( el, Ομόλιο, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. The 2011 census recorded 606 inhabitants in the village. The community of Omolio covers an area of 22.38 km2. The site of ancient Homolium can be found within the bounds of the community. Geography The village is located on a plain by the northern slopes of Mount Ossa, less than 1 km away from Pineios river. Population According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Omolio was 606 people, a decrease of almost 13% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001. 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homolium
Homolium or Homolion ( grc, Ὁμόλιον) or Homole (Ὁμόλη) was a town and polis (city-state) of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, situated at the foot of Mount Homole, and near the edge of the vale of Tempe. Mt. Homole was the part of the chain of Ossa lying between Tempe and the modern village of Karitsa. Mt. Homole is sometimes used as synonymous with Ossa. It was celebrated as a favourite haunt of Pan, and as the abode of the Centaurs and the Lapithae. Pausanias describes it as the most fertile mountain in Thessaly, and well supplied with fountains. Ancient authors differed in their descriptions of the town's location. Both Pseudo-Scylax and Strabo seem to place it on the right bank of the Peneius near the exit of the vale of Tempe, and consequently at some distance from the sea; but in Apollonius Rhodius and in the Orphic Orphism (more rarely Orphicism; grc, Ὀρφικά, Orphiká) is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ossa (Greece)
Mount Ossa ( el, Όσσα), alternatively Kissavos (Κίσσαβος), is a mountain in the Larissa regional unit, in Thessaly, Greece. It is high and is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter by the Vale of Tempe. Etymology The name Kissavos has been connected to South Slavic ''kisha'' "wet weather, rain." Mythology In Greek mythology, the Aloadaes are said to have attempted to pile Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa in their attempt to scale Olympus.Pseudo-Apollodorus, '' Bibliotheca'' i, 7, 4. See also *Ossa Cave *List of European ultra prominent peaks This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ... References Attribution * * External links Greek Mountain Flora"Óros Óssa, Greece" on Peakbagger Landforms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa (regional Unit)
Larissa ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λάρισας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Larissa. Total population 269,151 (2021). Geography Larissa is the second largest regional unit in Greece, exceeded only by Aetolia-Acarnania. It covers about one-third of Thessaly. It borders the regional units of Kozani to the northwest, Pieria to the northeast, the Aegean Sea to the east, Magnesia to the southeast, Phthiotis to the south, Karditsa to the southwest and Trikala to the west. The tallest mountain in Greece, Mount Olympus (2,917 m) is situated in the northeastern part of the regional unit. Mount Ossa is situated in the east, at the Aegean coast. The lower stretch of the river Pineios flows through the Vale of Tempe, between Olympus and Ossa. The northern part is covered with forests, but most of the regional unit is fertile land, the Thessalian Plain. Climate Larissa has a mainly Mediterra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pineios (Thessaly)
The Pineios ( el, Πηνειός, Pineiós, , , referred to in Latin sources as Peneus) is a river in Thessaly, Greece. The river is named after the god Peneus. During the later Middle Ages, it was also known as the Salamvrias or Salavrias (Σαλα ριάς). It flows from the Pindus mountains through the Thessalian plain and empties into the Aegean Sea, northeast of the Vale of Tempe, near Stomio. It creates a large delta, well known for its beauty and for many animal species, protected by international environmental treaties. Its total length is 205 km. Its drainage basin is . Its source is near the village Malakasi, on the eastern slope of the Pindus main range, east of Metsovo. The Meteora region and the city of Larissa lie along the Pineios. Trikala lies on its tributary, the Lithaios. In the 1960s, a freeway connecting Athens and Thessaloniki was constructed in much of the Vale of Tempe. Three ships of the Hellenic Navy have been named after the river. Tribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_map.jpg "Click for more on -> Pineios (Thessaly)")