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List Of Settlements In The Magnesia Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aerino * Afetes * Agia Triada * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Dimitrios Piliou * Agios Georgios Feron * Agios Georgios Nileias * Agios Ioannis, in Almyros municipality * Agios Ioannis, Pelion * Agios Lavrentios * Agios Onoufrios * Agios Vlasios * Agria * Aidini * Alli Meria * Almyros * Amaliapoli * Anakasia * Anavra * Anilio * Ano Lechonia * Ano Volos * Anthotopos * Argalasti * Dimini * Drakeia * Drymonas * Efxeinoupoli * Glafyra * Kala Nera * Kalamaki * Kanalia * Kato Lechonia * Katochori * Keramidi * Kerasia * Kissos * Kofoi * Kokkotoi * Kroki * Lafkos * Lampinou * Makrinitsa * Makryrrachi * Metochi * Mikro Perivolaki * Mikrothives * Milies * Milina * Mouresi * Nea Anchialos * Nea Ionia * Neochori * Perivlepto * Fylaki * Pinakates * Platanos * Portaria * Pouri * Promyri * Pteleos * Rizomylos * Sesklo * Sourpi * Stagiates * Stefanovikeio * Syki * Trik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnesia (regional Unit)
Magnesia (, ''Magnisía'', , Ancient Greek: ''Magnēsía'', deriving from the tribe name ''Magnetes'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Volos. About 70% of the population of Magnesia live in the Greater Volos area, which is the second-largest city in Thessaly and the third busiest commercial port in Greece. According to the most recent census (2021), the population stands at 177,448. The regional unit hosts 2,000,000 tourists annually. Magnesia is represented in the Greek Parliament by six seats. Its main agricultural products are wheat, cotton, tomatoes, grapes, olives, apples and honey. Geography A prominent geographic feature of Magnesia is the Pagasetic Gulf, a bay of the Aegean Sea. The Pelion mountain range closes off the Gulf on the east and south side, leaving only a narrow channel near Trikeri. The highest peak of the wooded Pelion is ''Pourianos Stavros'' or ''Xeforti'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alli Meria
Alli is a surname and a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Antero Alli (1952–2023), Finnish American astrologer * Darogha Ubbas Alli (19th century), Indian engineer and photographer * Dele Alli (born 1996), British football player * Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 1964), British media entrepreneur and politician * Yusuf Alli (born 1960), Nigerian long jumper Given name Male * Alli Abrew (born 1974), American football player * Alli Austria (born 1990), Filipino basketball player * Alli Muhammad (born 1968), African-American doctor * Alli N'Dri (born 1984), Ivorian footballer Female * Alli Lahtinen (1926–1976), Finnish politician * Alli Mauzey, American actress * Alli Nissinen (1866–1926), Finnish educator * Alli Owens (born 1988), American racing driver * Alli Paasikivi (1879–1960), First Lady of Finland (1946–1956) * Alli Webb, American author * Alli Vaittinen-Kuikka (1918–2006), Finnish nurse, midwife and politician Fictional charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efxeinoupoli
Efxeinoupoli (Greek: Ευξεινούπολη) is a small town in the Municipality of Almyros, Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Efxeinoupoli counts 2,078 residents (2021). History Efxeinoupoli was created in 1906. The first residents that came in the area were Greeks, refugees from Eastern Rumelia (de facto a part of Bulgaria). Firstly they were established in Almyros. The building of the town started on 29 September 1907. After the Greco-Turkish war (1919-1922) Greek refugees from Asia Minor came to the town of Efxeinoupoli. The name of the town had been chosen to denote the origin of all those refugees from regions across the ''Euxeinos Pontos'' (Black Sea). Sports The town is the home of the Athletic Club A.E Dimitra Efxeinoupolis, who is participating in A' EPSTH. References Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit) Almyros {{thessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimini
Dimini (; older form: ''Diminion'') is a village near the city of Volos, in Thessaly (central Greece), in Magnesia. It was the seat of the municipality of Aisonia. The name Aisonia dates back to ancient times. Currently, Dimini is the westernmost place in the Volos area. The Dimini area contains both a Mycenean settlement and a Neolithic settlement. The Neolithic settlement in Dimini was discovered near the end of the 19th century and was first excavated by the archaeologists Christos Tsountas and Valerios Stais. The palace of ancient Iolcos is believed to be located in modern-day Dimini, where, in 2001, a Mycenaean palace was excavated. Population History Neolithic Dimini culture is well known for its abstract painted vessels. Dimini ware is characteristic of the Later Neolithic period in eastern Thessaly, although it was traded and imitated outside the region and has been identified as far away as Cakran in Albania. File:Clay vase with polychrome decoration, Dim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argalasti
Argalasti () is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 74.820 km2. It is built on a fertile plateau, 40 km southeast of Volos. It is an important commercial and tourism center of the area with a rich cultural tradition. Argalasti is a stopping point for those headed for the nearby beaches of the Pagasetic Gulf (Chorto, Kalamos, Lefokastro) or the Aegean Sea (Potistika, Melani, Paltsi, Mikro). An example of the architecture of the beginning of the 20th century is the church tower of Sts. Apostles. Subdivisions The municipal unit Argalasti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Argalasti (Argalasti, Kalamos, Kallithea, Lefokastro, Myriovryti, Paltsi, Paou, Chorto) *Metochi, Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ano Volos
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Ano Lechonia
Ano Lechonia () is a town and community in the Magnesia regional unit, Greece. Ano Lechonia was the seat of the former municipality of Artemida. The community includes the coastal village Platinidia. Ano Lechonia is situated in the northwestern part of the Pelion peninsula, 1.5 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 3 km southwest of Agios Georgios Nileias, 4 km southeast of Agria and southeast of Volos. Population History The name Lechonia may come from the Slavic word ''lech'' meaning "field". Historians say it was the ancient city Methone. At the hill named Nevestiki the ruins of an ancient wall have been found. The residents of Methone supported the Argonauts with ships. After four centuries of Ottoman rule, Ano Lechonia became part of Greece in 1881, as a consequence of the transfer of Thessaly to Greece following the Treaty of Berlin (1878). It was connected by a railway to Volos in 1895. See also *List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anilio, Magnesia
Anilio (, literally "without sun") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Mouresi in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. It is situated at 296 meters elevation on the forested eastern slope of the Pelion mountains, 2 km from the Aegean Sea coast. The community includes the village Plaka. Anilio is 1.5 km northwest of Agios Dimitrios, 1.5 km southeast of Makryrrachi, 4 km southeast of Zagora and about 18 km east of the city of Volos (Magnesia's capital). Population See also *List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit, Greece. * Achilleio * Aerino * Afetes * Agia Triada * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Dimitrios Piliou * Agios Georgios Feron * Agios Georgios Nileias * Agios Ioannis, in Almyros municip ... References External linksHomepage of Anilio on its municipality's homepage* {{Zagora-Mouresi div Populated places in Pelion Zagora-Mouresi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. According to the census of 2021, the population of Anavra was 405 citizens. The village of Anavra is located on the west side of Mount Othrys, at a height of above sea level, from Magnesia's administrative center of Volos and close to the border of Phthiotis. The Enipeas river, which is a tributary of the Pineios, starts at the springs of Anavra and passes through the village for two kilometres. According to mythology, Anavra is connected with livestock activities. Almost all the inhabitants are employed in farming and herding. Economy In the 1970s mules were the only form of transport available in Anavra, and the nearest school, in Lamia, was a 6-hour ride away. Since the 1990s the village has been transformed by mayor Dimitris T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
