Agia Sofia (, ), known as ''Oxilar'' () until 1927, is a village in the municipality of
Tyrnavos
Tyrnavos () is a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, of the Thessaly region of Greece. It is the second-largest town of the Larissa regional unit, after Larissa. The town is near the mountains and the Thessalian Plain. The river Titarisios ...
. Before the 1997 local government reform it was a part of the community of
Dendra
Dendra () is a prehistoric archaeological site situated outside the village with the same name belonging to the municipality of Midea in the Argolid, Greece.
The site was inhabited during the Neolithic and Early Helladic periods, and is known f ...
.
The 2021 census recorded 98 inhabitants in the village.
Agia Sofia is a part of the local community of
Dendra Tyrnavou.
History
In the Ottoman
tahrir defter (number 101) of 1521, the settlement was recorded as a village with the name . Moreover, in the Ottoman tahrir defter (number 225) of 1544, the village included
Selanik Yörüks, who had military obligations that required them to give five soldiers (''eşküncü'') and 20 assistants (
yamaks
Yamaks () were auxiliary troops of the army of the Ottoman Empire raised from the local Muslim population. Initially they were non-military members of Ottoman forces who in later periods of the empire evolved into newly recruited janissary troop ...
) per household (''ocak'').
Etymology
The former name means
archers
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...
in Turkish.
The current name Agia Sofia means
Holy Wisdom
Holy Wisdom (, ) is a concept in Christian theology.
Christian theology received the Old Testament personification of Wisdom (Hebrew ''Chokmah'') as well as the concept of Sophia (wisdom), Wisdom (''Sophia'') from Greek philosophy, especially ...
in Greek.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece.
* Achilleio
* Aetolofos
* Agia
* Agia Sophia
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Georgios, Farsala
* Agios Georgios, Kileler
* Agnanteri
* Aigani
* Akri
* Alexandrini
* Amouri
...
References
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Tyrnavos