Melivoia (
Greek: Μελίβοια) is a town and 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 2,195 (2011). The municipal unit has an area of 197.633 km
2.
The seat of the municipality was in
Kato Sotiritsa Sotiritsa ( el, Σωτηρίτσα) is a village in the municipality of Agia, Larissa in the Larissa regional unit in Greece.
The old name of Sotiritsa is "Kapista". This name indicates the existence of a church in the area and as we can judge from ...
. Melivoia is located east of
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
, the capital of the regional unit and
Thessaly, and a few kilometers north of
Agia. The municipal unit stretches along the
Aegean Sea coast, at the foot of
Mount Ossa. It was named after the ancient city
Meliboea. The municipal unit borders on
Magnesia to the southeast.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Melivoia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*Melivoia (Melivoia, Velika, Kokkino Nero, Koutsoupia, Paliouria)
*
Skiti (Skiti,
Agiokampos, Kato Polydendri)
*
Sklithro (Isiomata, Rakopotamos)
*
Sotiritsa Sotiritsa ( el, Σωτηρίτσα) is a village in the municipality of Agia, Larissa in the Larissa regional unit in Greece.
The old name of Sotiritsa is "Kapista". This name indicates the existence of a church in the area and as we can judge from ...
(Sotiritsa, Kato Sotiritsa)
Population
External links
Melivoia (municipality) on GTP Travel PagesMelivoia (town) on GTP Travel Pages
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
References
{{Melivoia
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)