Palamas (Greek: Παλαμάς) is a town and a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit,

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. Palamas is located south-southwest of

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, the capital of Thessaly, northwest of

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, north of

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, east-northeast of

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and east-southeast of

Trikala Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...

. Palamas is linked with the road linking Karditsa and Larissa. It also serves roads with the GR-6 (Larissa - Trikala -

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) and

. The Pineios River is to the north as well as the Trikala regional unit.

Municipality

The municipality Palamas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *

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*Palamas *

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The municipality has an area of 382.722 km², the municipal unit 154.077 km².

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Palamas is divided into the following communities: *

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* Gorgovites * Kalyvakia * Koskina (Koskina, Psathochori) * Markos *

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*Palamas * Vlochos (Vlochos, Lykorema)

Population

Notable people

* Manthos Falagas (born 1992), football player

References

External links

{{Palamas div Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Municipalities of Thessaly