Rizoma (, before 1927: Σκλάταινα - ''Sklataina''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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. In the 2011 census it reported 917 residents. It lies at 160 meters above sea level, 12 km north of the city of Trikala. It has an agricultural economy with

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being the main product. The village is the seat of the

Paralithaioi Paralithaioi ( el, Παραληθαίοι) is a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the south ...

municipal unit and it is inhabited by Karagounides, the most commonly used name for the residents of the Thessalian plain. According to the legend this name was given to them by

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when he passed through the region in 335 BC on his way to Thebes. The most prominent figure that was born there was the priest-monk Saint Theophilus (mid-16th century) who is recorded as the founder of the Saint Stephen Monastery in Meteora. To the north of the town, there is a low hill called Tzougza, where trenches dug in WW2 can still be seen. Image:RizomaMay2008.jpg, Rizoma in May 2008 showing its main church St Paraskevi. Image:St-Paraskevi-Rizoma.jpg, St Paraskevi Image:RizomaLookingNorthWest.jpg, View of Rizoma looking North West from Bordovoullo hill. Tzougza hill visible at right of photo; Theopetra visible in the background; Meteora in the distance.

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