Anthiro () is a mountain village in the western part of the
Karditsa regional unit,
Greece
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. Anthiro is the seat of the municipality of
Argithea
Argithea () is a village and a historic municipality in the Karditsa regional unit of Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Anthiro. The name derives from ἀργός + θέα (argós + théa, “white view”).
Municipality
The municipalit ...
. Anthiro is located 20 km southwest of
Mouzaki
Mouzaki () is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa regional unit, Greece. Mouzaki is located on the southwestern edge of the Thessalian plain, where the river Pamisos descends from the Agrafa mountains. It is 17&nbs ...
, 40 km west of
Karditsa
Karditsa ( ) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of the region of Thessaly.
Climate
Karditsa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: '' ...
, and 19 km southwest of
Pyli
Pyli () is a municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Greece. Situated 18 km west of Trikala, right at the bottom of two mountains Itamos, and Koziakas, which mark the beginning of the Pindos mountainline, Pyli marks the entrance to a grea ...
.
Its residents are based in
agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
which includes
honey
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production. There is a museum in the village. Near the village are the Korakos bridge, built in the 12th century, and the Kleftovrysi and Stavro bridges.
Population
See also
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List of settlements in the Karditsa regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece:
* Achladia
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Triada
* Agiopigi
* Agios Akakios
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios Theodoros
* Agios Vissarios
* Agnantero
* Aidonochori
* A ...
References
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Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit)
Argithea