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Phthiotis Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is borde ...

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, 38 km from the city of

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History

Ancient

Modern

The area of Domokos became part of Greece in 1881 when the

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ceded

and a few adjacent areas to Greece. Until 1899, it was part of the Larissa Prefecture.

Battle of Domokos

In 1897, during the Greco-Turkish War, about 2,000

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volunteers under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi's son, Ricciotti Garibaldi, helped the Greeks in the Battle of Domokos. Among them there was also a member of the Italian Parliament, Antonio Fratti, who died in the fighting. The Turkish Army was victorious over the Greek Army.

Transport

The town is served by

Domokos railway station Domokos railway station ( el, Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός Δομοκού) is a railway station, from Pournari and from Domokos in Phthiotis regional unit, Central Greece. It is also located close to a small settlement (also calle ...

on the Piraeus–Platy Mainline, which is located 5 km from the city and serves the surrounding area. You can also visit the town via frequent buses that pass by the town.

Municipality

The municipality Domokos was formed during the 2011 local government reforms by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Domokos *

Thessaliotida Thessaliotida ( el, Θεσσαλιώτιδα) is a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Domokos Domokos ( el, Δομοκός), the ancient Thaumacus or Thaumace (Θαυμ� ...

Xyniada Xyniada ( el, Ξυνιάδα) or Xynias (Ξυνιάς) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Domokos, of which it is a municipal unit. In the 2011 census, ...

The municipality has an area of 707.953 km², the municipal unit 346.129 km².

Province

The province of Domokos ( el, Επαρχία Δομοκού) was one of the

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of Phthiotis. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.

References

External links

Municipality of Domokos
Municipalities of Central Greece Populated places in Phthiotis Provinces of Greece Catholic titular sees in Europe {{CentralGreece-geo-stub