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Karditsa (regional Unit)
Karditsa (, ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its name is derived from its capital Karditsa, a town of approximately 56,000 people. Administration The regional unit Karditsa is subdivided into 6 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Argithea (2) * Karditsa (1) * Lake Plastiras (''Limni Plastiras'', 3) * Mouzaki (4) * Palamas (5) * Sofades (6) Prefecture Karditsa was created as a prefecture () in 1899, and again in 1947. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karditsa was created out of the former prefecture Karditsa. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. History Encompassing the ancient geographical region of Thessaliotis, one of the four ancient districts of Thessaly, the present day Karditsa regional unit was in the Kingdom of Macedonia and later t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaly
Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (, ), and appears thus in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Thessaly Convention of Constantinople (1881), became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman Greece, Ottoman rule. Since 1987 it has formed one of the country's 13 Modern regions of Greece, regions and is further (since the Kallikratis reform of 2011) sub-divided into five regional units of Greece, regional units and 25 municipalities of Greece, municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in northern central Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia to the north, Epirus (region), Epirus to the west, Central Greece (geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitropoli
Mitropoli (, before 1915: Παληόκαστρον - ''Paliokastron'') is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karditsa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 57.894 km2. Population 2,892 (2021). The village, the site of the ancient city of Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big city b ..., was renamed in 1915 to reflect the association. References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Karditsa {{Thessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of effective sole rule in 27 BC. The Western Roman Empire, western empire collapsed in 476 AD, but the Byzantine Empire, eastern empire lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. By 100 BC, the city of Rome had expanded its rule from the Italian peninsula to most of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and beyond. However, it was severely destabilised by List of Roman civil wars and revolts, civil wars and political conflicts, which culminated in the Wars of Augustus, victory of Octavian over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the subsequent conquest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power () and the new title of ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Macedonia
Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an Classical antiquity, ancient monarchy, kingdom on the periphery of Archaic Greece, Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid dynasty, Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasty, Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,. and bordered by Epirus (ancient state), Epirus to the southwest, Illyria to the northwest, Paeonia (kingdom), Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Ancient Thessaly, Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom outside of the area dominated by the great city-states of Classical Athens, Athens, Sparta and Classical Thebes, Thebes, and Achaemenid Macedonia, briefly subordinate to Achaemeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaliotis
Thessaliotis () was one of the four districts into which ancient Thessaly was divided. The others were Pelasgiotis, Histiaeotis, and Phthiotis. Thessaliotis corresponded to the central plain of Thessaly and the upper course of the river Peneius, so called because it was first occupied by the Thessalian conquerors from Epirus. Its major towns were: Pharsalus (the most important), Peirasia, Phyllus, Metropolis, Cierium Cierium or Kierion () was a town and polis (city-state) in the district of Thessaliotis in ancient Thessaly, which according to some ancient commentators, such as Stephanus of Byzantium was the successor to the Homer, Homeric Arne (Thessaly), Arn ..., Euhydrium, and Thetidium. References Geography of ancient Thessaly {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamasio
Tamasio () is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 163.504 km2. Population 2,421 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Leontari. The municipality was named after Mount Tamassion (Tamasion was also the old name of the village of Anavra Anavra () is a village and a former community in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Almyros, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 121.859 km2 ...). References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Sofades {{Thessaly-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σοφάδων#Ταμασίου ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rentina, Karditsa
Rentina () is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 56.968 km2. Population 261 (2021). The village has been identified as the site of the ancient city of Ctimene In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( ; , ) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea, and wife of Eurylochus. Family Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca and is the wife of Eurylochus .... Rentina is the birthplace of Greek Prime Minister Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886-1948). References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Sofades {{Thessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menelaida
Menelaida () is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Menelais" or "Menelaida", near Loutropigi. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades Sofades () is a town and municipality in Thessaly, central Greece belonging to the regional unit of Karditsa. Its 2011 census population was 6,056 people and 18,864 for the municipality, including a large Romani community. Its elevation is around ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 169.840 km2. As of 2021 the population was 1,514. The seat of the municipality was in Kedros. References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Sofades {{Thessaly-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σοφάδων#Μενελαΐδας ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arni, Karditsa
Arni () is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades Sofades () is a town and municipality in Thessaly, central Greece belonging to the regional unit of Karditsa. Its 2011 census population was 6,056 people and 18,864 for the municipality, including a large Romani community. Its elevation is around ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 89.185 km2. Population 2,140 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Mataragka. It was named after the ancient Aeolian town of "Arne" (), which was located near present Mataragka. References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Sofades {{Thessaly-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σοφάδων#Άρνης ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyllo
Fyllo () is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Palamas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 139.155 km2. Population 2,446 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Itea. Fyllo reflects the name of the ancient city of Phyllos, the site of which is located within the bounds of Fyllo's municipal unit. References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Palamas {{Thessaly-geo-stub el:Δήμος Παλαμά#Σελλάνων ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sellana
Sellana (Greek: Σέλλανα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ..., named after the ancient city of "Sellana" or "Silàna". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Palamas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 89.490 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Proastio, which has 1,434 inhabitants (2021). Other communities in the municipal unit are those of Marathea (pop. 692), Agia Triada (548), Pedino (505) and Kalogriana (475). Subdivisions The municipal unit Sellana is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agia Triada * Kalogriana * Marathea (Marathea, Korda) * Pedino * Proastio Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamisos
Pamisos () is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after Pamisos river. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mouzaki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 53.854 km2. Population 3,176 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Agnantero. The municipal unit Pamisos consists of the following communities: * Agnantero * Kranea * Magoula Magoula () is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. It is an aristocratic area a ... * Palaiochori * Rizovouni References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Mouzaki {{Thessaly-geo-stub el:Δήμος Μουζακίου#Παμίσου ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
