Argalasti ( el, Αργαλαστή) is a village and a former

municipality 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 go ...

in Magnesia,

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, Thes ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

South Pelion South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 74.820 km². It is built on a fertile plateau, 40 km southeast of

Volos Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...

. It is an important commercial and

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center of the area with a rich cultural tradition. Argalasti is a stopping point for those headed for the nearby beaches of the

Pagasetic Gulf The Pagasetic Gulf ( el, Παγασητικός κόλπος, Pagasitikós kólpos) is a rounded gulf (max. depth 102 metres) in the Magnesia regional unit (east central Greece) that is formed by the Mount Pelion peninsula. It is connected with ...

(Chorto, Kalamos,

Lefokastro Lefokastro ( el, Λεφόκαστρον) is a fishing village on the Pagasetic Gulf, from Argalasti and from Volos. Lefokastro is part of the community and the municipal unit of Argalasti in Magnesia, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', o ...

) or the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

(Potistika, Melani, Paltsi). An example of the

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of the beginning of the 20th century is the church tower of Sts. Apostles.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Argalasti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Argalasti (Argalasti, Kalamos, Kallithea,

, Myriovryti, Paltsi, Paou,

Chorto Chorto ( el, Χόρτο) is a seaside village is the municipal unit of Argalasti in Magnesia, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 147. Chorto is located by the Pagasetic Gulf, 4 km south of Argalasti. There are several beach hotels and restau ...

) * Metochi *

Xinovrysi Xinovrysi ( el, Ξινόβρυση, before 1927: Μπεστίνικα - ''Bestinika'') is a village in the Pelion area in Magnesia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Argalasti. Xinovrysi is 3.5 km northeast of Argalasti, 7 km n ...

(Xinovrysi, Potistika)

History

This

Pelion Pelion or Pelium (Modern el, Πήλιο, ''Pílio''; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, ''Pēlion'') is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the ...

town is known for its buildings of architectural interest. Embedded into the walls of several buildings in the village are find pieces of

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and

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buildings. The monastery of Saint Nicolas provides views of the town. Close to the town square, is the church of

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Apostles

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and

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

built in 1886, with a

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tower built in 1913.

Historical population

References

{{South Pelion div Populated places in Pelion