Nea Ionia ( el, Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New
Ionia) is a city and a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Magnesia,
Thessaly
Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, The ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Volos
Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It borders the city of
Volos
Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...
. The population at the 2011 census was 33,815 inhabitants. Its land area is 63.314 km².
The name "New
Ionia" refers to refugees from western
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...
that settled in the area after the
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) There have been several Greco-Turkish Wars:
*Greek War of Independence (1821–1830), against the Ottoman Empire
*Undeclared war in 1854 during the Crimean War, with Greek irregulars invading Ottoman Epirus ( Epirus Revolt of 1854) and Thessaly
* Fi ...
.
Sporting Teams
*
Niki Volos F.C.
Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek footbal ...
Sites of interest
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Panthessaliko Stadium
The Panthessaliko Stadium is a stadium located at Volos, Greece. The stadium was the site of football (soccer) matches during the 2004 Summer Olympics. It was officially opened on July 30, 2004 and has a capacity of 22,700 seats, though only 21, ...
, Athens 2004 venue
*
Museum of Greek Resistance, Christou Louli str. 33A
Gallery
File:Volos, Greece stadium at 2004 Olympic Games.jpg, Panthessaliko stadium
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial websiteThe founding of Nea Ionia, by Achilleas Adamantiades, PhD*
CERETETH, Center of Technology Thessaly
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Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit)