Domokos (), the ancient Thaumacus or Thaumace (Θαυμακός, Θαυμάκη), is a town and a municipality in

Phthiotis Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of La ...

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. The town Domokos is the seat of the municipality of Domokos and of the former Domokos Province. The town is built on a mountain slope overlooking the plain of

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, 38 km from the city of Lamia.

History

Ancient

Modern

The area of Domokos became part of Greece in 1881 when the

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ceded

and a few adjacent areas to Greece. Until 1899, it was part of the Larissa Prefecture.

Ottoman Era

In 1521 ( Hijri 927) the town, known in Ottoman Turkish as , had six Muslim and 311 Christian households in nine neighborhoods. The castle of the town is mentioned as in the Seyahatnâme of Evliya Çelebi, which he visited in 1668. He mentions that there were around a hundred tiled houses, with Muslims constituting only one neighborhood and having a mosque, and that the inner castle was inhabited by the

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since the beginning of the Ottoman conquest. He points out that the

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are mixed with Christians and are unaware of their denomination, and that they are relieved of paying the haraç tax. He also mentioned the

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of the town, saying that "they do not allow Jews in this city, and the Jews do not come out of fear".

Battle of Domokos

In 1897, during the Greco-Turkish War, about 2,000 Italian volunteers under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi's son, Ricciotti Garibaldi, helped the Greeks in the Battle of Domokos. Among them there was also a member of the Italian Parliament, Antonio Fratti, who died in the fighting. The Turkish Army was victorious over the Greek Army.

Transport

The town is served by Domokos railway station on the Piraeus–Platy Mainline, which is located 5 km from the city and serves the surrounding area. You can also visit the town via frequent buses that pass by the town.

Municipality

The municipality Domokos was formed during the 2011 local government reforms by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Domokos * Thessaliotida * Xyniada The municipality has an area of 707.953 km², the municipal unit 346.129 km².

Province

The province of Domokos () was one of the

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of Phthiotis. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.

Notable people

* Christos Panagioulas (b. 1882), politician

References

External links

Municipality of Domokos
Municipalities of Central Greece Populated places in Phthiotis Provinces of Greece Catholic titular sees in Europe {{CentralGreece-geo-stub