Oxya (Greek: Οξυά) is a mountain village in the western part of the Karditsa regional unit,

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. Oxya is in the municipality of

Mouzaki Mouzaki ( el, Μουζάκι) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa (regional unit), Karditsa regional unit, Greece. Mouzaki is located on the southwestern edge of the Thessalian plain, where the river Pamisos (Thes ...

. The village Oxya had a population of 112 in 2011, the community 368. Oxya is located about 40 km west of Karditsa and is in the foot of the

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mountains. Its residents are based in

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After

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and the

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, the population steadily declined due to emigration.

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Oxya on GTP Travel Pages

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{{Mouzaki Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit)

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