Krannonas ( el, Κραννώνας) is a village and a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Larissa regional unit,
Thessaly
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located southwest of the regional capital
Larissa. In 2011 its population was 109 for the village, 177 for the community and 2,289 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 205.242 km
2.
The seat of the municipality was
Agioi Anargyroi. It is located north of
Farsala
Farsala ( el, Φάρσαλα), known in Antiquity as Pharsalos ( grc, Φάρσαλος, la, Pharsalus), is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest towns. ...
and NNE of
Palamas
Palamas (Greek: Παλαμάς) is a town and a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece. Population 16,726 (2011). Palamas is located south-southwest of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, northwest of Lamia, north of Sofades, east-nort ...
and Karditsa.
The municipal unit boundaries extend as far south as the
Fyllio Mountains where its highest point is 533 m, as far north as
Koilada and
Larissa and as far east as Nikaia. In the west it borders the
Karditsa regional unit.
In the territory of Krannonas, at a place called Palealarissa, is the site of the ancient city of
Crannon, the site of
the decisive battle of the
Lamian War
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between
Macedon
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and
Athens
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with its allies.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Krannonas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*
Agioi Anargyroi (Agioi Anargyroi, Mesorrachi)
*
Agios Georgios
*
Doxaras
Doxaras () is a village of the Grevena municipality. The 2011 census recorded 208 residents in the village. Doxaras is a part of the community of Grevena.
See also
* List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit
This is a list of settlements ...
*Krannonas (Krannonas, Kampos)
*
Kyparissos
In Greek mythology, Cyparissus or Kyparissos (Ancient Greek: Κυπάρισσος, "cypress") was a boy beloved by Apollo or in some versions by other deities. In the best-known version of the story, the favorite companion of Cyparissus was a tam ...
(Kyparissos, Agia Paraskevi)
*
Mavrovouni (Mavrovouni, Krya Vrysi)
*
Mikro Vouno
*
Psychiko
Psychiko ( el, Ψυχικό ) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filothei-Psychiko, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipality has an area of .
Overview
Psychik ...
*
Vounaina (Vounaina, Ano Vounaina)
References
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
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