Karya (, ) is a village, a
community and a municipal unit of the
Elassona municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent community.
The community of Karya covers an area of 74.964 km
2 while the municipal unit covers 158.685 km
2.
Administrative division
The municipal unit of Karya consists of three communities:
*Karya
*
Kryovrysi
*
Sykaminea
Population
Geography and climate
It is close to
Mount Olympus, encouraging tourists' visits. The area has moderate temperatures year round, though in winter snow falls over the upper elevations.
Morias Cave
In the midst of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
in 1941, a Nazi brigade stormed the village of Karya. A local hero, Aléxandros Yiannis Morias discovered a cave in
Mount Olympus to hide the town from the Nazi invaders. The villagers were unharmed thanks to the discovery of the cave. In honor of the heroics of Aléxandros, the cave has since been named Morias Cave.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
References
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Elassona