Gonnoi (, before 1927: Δερελί - ''Dereli'') is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
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
Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 113.333 km
2.
The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Gonnoi, Kallipefki, Itea and Elaia. About southeast of the town lies the site of the ancient city of
Gonnus,
after which the present town is named.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gonnoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*Gonnoi (Gonnoi, Elaia)
*
Itea
*
Kallipefki
Population
History
The ancient city of Gonnoi was situated in a hillside near the contemporary Gonnoi, now called "Kastri" (i.e. castle). The area was consecutively ruled by the
Kingdom of Macedonia, the
Roman, the
Byzantine
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and the
Ottoman Empire
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s. With most of Thessaly, Gonnoi became a part of
Greece
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in 1881.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Tempi (municipality)
Geography of ancient Thessaly
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