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Makrakomi
Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western Othrys at an altitude of 280 m. It overlooks the river Spercheios and its valley. Makrakomi is located east of Karpenisi, ENE of Agrinio, south of Karditsa, west of Lamia and the GR-1/ E65 and the E75 as well as the GR-3 and WNW of Amfissa. Makrakomi is linked with the GR-38 (Agrinio - Evrytania - Lamia). Municipality The Municipality of Makrakomi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets): * Agios Georgios Tymfristou (Agios Georgios, Dikastro, Mavrilo, Megali Kapsi, Merkada, Mesaia Kapsi, Neochori, Palaiokastro, Perivlepto, Pitsiota, Ptelea, Vitoli) *Makrakomi (Archani, Asvesti, Giannitsou, Grammeni, Kastri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsoukka
Tsoukka ( el, Τσούκκα) is a village in the municipal unit of Makrakomi in Phthiotis, 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 .... Its population in 2011 was 402. It is situated at about 600 m elevation. It is 5 km northwest of Makrakomi. See also * List of settlements in Phthiotis External linksTsoukka at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Makrakomi div Populated places in Phthiotis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 bordered by the Malian Gulf to the east, Boeotia in the south, Phocis in the south, Aetolia-Acarnania in the southwest, Evrytania in the west, Karditsa regional unit in the north, Larissa regional unit in the north, and Magnesia in the northeast. The name dates back to ancient times. It is best known as the home of Achilles. Geography Phthiotis covers the northern and southern shorelines of the Malian Gulf, an inlet of the Aegean Sea. It stretches inland towards the west along the valley of the river Spercheios. In the south it covers the upper part of the Cephissus valley. There are several mountain ranges in Phthiotis, including the Othrys in the northeast, the Tymfristos in the west, the Vardousia in the southwest, Oeta in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spercheiada
Spercheiada ( el, Σπερχειάδα) is a town and a former municipality in the western part of Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western ..., of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 379.521 km2. The population of Spercheiada municipal unit was 7,680, with 2,691 of them from the town of Spercheiada (2011 census). Subdivisions The municipal unit Spercheiada is subdivided into the following communities: *Agios Sostis *Anatoli *Argyria *Gardiki *Kallithea *Kampia *Kanalia *Kloni *Kolokythia *Kyriakochori *Lefkada *Marmara *Mesopotamia *Nikolitsi *Palaiovracha *Palaiochori *Perivoli *Pitsi *Platanos *Pougkakia *Spercheiada *Fteri Notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainis
Ainis (Ancient Greek Αἰνίς, , Modern Greek Αινίδα, ) or Aeniania, was a region of ancient Greece located near Lamia in modern Central Greece, roughly corresponding to the upper Valley of Spercheios. Name The region takes its name from the tribe of the Ainianians, who dwelt in the area. The name ''Ainis'' first occurs in Roman times; the only known earlier name of the region was "land of the Aenianians", ''Ainianōn khōra'' (Theopompus). Geography Ainis is located in the upper Spercheios valley, bordering with Dolopia in the west, Oita in the south, Malis in the east and Achaia Phthiotis in the north.H. Kramolisch, "Ainianes" ''Der Neue Pauly'', Brill Online, 2013. The exact borders with Oita and Malis have never been established.M. H. Hansen & T. Heine Nielsen (eds.), ''An inventory of Archaic and Classical poleis'', Oxford 2004. The river Spercheios floats through the region on its way down to the Maliac Gulf, and is joined in Ainis by its chief tributary the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tymfristos, Greece
Tymfristos ( el, Τυμφρηστός) is a village and a former community in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 28.681 km2. Population 434 (2011). External links Community of Tymfristos References Populated places in Phthiotis {{CentralGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannitsou
Giannitsou ( el, Γιαννιτσού) is a semi-mountainous village, altitude of ~300m above the sea level, in western Phthiotis/Central Greece, with fewer than 300 inhabitants. It is located northern of Makrakomi and 36 km northwestern of Lamia. After the recent reorganization of administrative divisions (Kallikratis Plan) it is part of the municipality of Makrakomi. In walking distance from the village there is a pre- Ottoman-era settlement which is yet unexplored, called Lavanitsa. The local economy is based on agriculture, ''i.e.'' olives, wheat, grapes, wine, and livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal .... Lately, after the renovation of Platystomo hot-springs, which are only 4 km away, the area got a touristic perspective. Although the village i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Georgios Tymfristou
Agios Georgios Tymfristou ( el, Άγιος Γεώργιος Τυμφρηστού) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.064 km2. Population 2,305 (2011). External links Municipality of Agios Georgios Tymfristou References Populated places in Phthiotis {{CentralGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Road 38
National Road 38 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 38, abbreviated as EO38) is a single carriageway road in western and central Greece. It connects Thermo with Lamia, via Agrinio and Karpenisi. It passes through the regional units Aetolia-Acarnania, Evrytania and Phthiotis. The section between Agrinio and Lamia coincides with the European route E952. Route The western end of the National Road is in the small town Thermo, in Aetolia-Acarnania. It first runs west along the northern shore of Lake Trichonida. It turns north at Agrinio, and continues through the sparsely populated mountains of northeastern Aetolia-Acarnania. The highway crosses the Kremasta reservoir by the Episkopi bridge. It continues east through the mountainous Agrafa area, part of the Pindus mountains. It passes through Karpenisi, the capital town of Evrytania. East of Karpenisi, it passes through a tunnel under the Tymfristos mountain and enters the Spercheios valley. It follows the river Spercheios downs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Zisis
Ioannis Zisis ( el, Ιωάννης Ζήσης, 1881-1941) was a Hellenic Army General during World War II. He was born in village Makri, near to Makrakomi, Fthiotida. Prior to and during the German invasion of Greece, Major General Zisis was commander of the Evros Brigade (Ταξιαρχία Έβρου) deployed in Western Thrace and consisting of 2,100 men. In the Battle of Metaxas Line (April 6–9, 1941), the numerically and technically superior German Army invaded Greece from the Bulgarian border. However, the Greek fortifications at Nymfaia, near Komotini were able to provide a two-day resistance against enemy attacks. After the battle, the retreating Greek soldiers in Western Thrace were ordered by their headquarters to move across the Evros river to Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spercheios
The Spercheios (, ''Sperkheiós''), also known as the Spercheus from its Latin name, is a river in Phthiotis in central Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . It was worshipped as a god in the ancient Greek religion and appears in some collections of Greek mythology. In antiquity, its upper valley was known as Ainis. In AD 997, its valley was the site of the Battle of Spercheios, which ended Bulgarian incursions into the Byzantine Empire. It is referenced in a surviving fragment of Aeschylus' play ''Philoctetes'', quoted in ''The Frogs'', as a place for cattle. River The river begins in the Tymfristos mountains on the border with Evrytania and flows to the east through the village Agios Georgios Tymfristou, entering a wide plain. It flows along the towns Makrakomi and Leianokladi, and south of the Phthiotidan capital Lamia. The river flows through an area of former wetlands, that have been reclaimed for agriculture. It empties into the Malian Gulf of the Aegean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macra Come
Macra Come or Makra Kome ( grc, Μακρά κώμη) was a fortress mentioned by Livy along with Sperchiae in Ainis, in ancient Thessaly. It may have been a town of the Aenianes. Its site is at a place called Varybopi in modern-day Makrakomi Makrakomi ( el, Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Spercheiada. Geography Makrakomi is built on the southern slopes of Western .... References Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Ainis {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dikastro
Dikastro ( el, Δίκαστρο), meaning "two castles", is a small village in the northwest of Phthiotis Prefecture in Central Greece, very close to the borders with Evrytania and Karditsa. Built on the verdant rocky landscape between Mounts Tymfristos and Mavrorachi, it is located 35 km away from Karpenisi, 61 km from Lamia and 275 km from Athens. It stands at an altitude of 850m (central square) and comprises two settlements, separated by creek Dikastriotis, one of the main streams flowing onto the river Spercheios The Spercheios (, ''Sperkheiós''), also known as the Spercheus from its Latin name, is a river in Phthiotis in central Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . It was worshipped as a god in the ancient Greek religion and appears in some c .... External links * http://www.dikastro.gr/ * http://www.dimosmakrakomis.gov.gr/ Populated places in Phthiotis {{CGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
