Magnesia Prefecture ( el, Νομός Μαγνησίας) was one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital was Volos. It was established in 1899 from the

Larissa Prefecture 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 seco ...

. The prefecture was disbanded on 1 January 2011 by the Kallikratis programme, and split into the regional units of Magnesia and the Sporades. The toponym is ancient to the region. Ore that attracts iron is common in Magnesia, which is the origin of words such as '' magnet'' and ''

magnetism Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that are mediated by a magnetic field, which refers to the capacity to induce attractive and repulsive phenomena in other entities. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles ...

''Online Etymology Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=magnet as well as the chemical element '' magnesium''.

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Prefectures of Greece Magnesia (regional unit) Sporades Geography of Thessaly 1899 establishments in Greece Magnesia Prefecture 2010 disestablishments in Greece States and territories disestablished in 2010 {{Thessaly-geo-stub