Mitropoli ( el, Μητρόπολη, before 1915: Παληόκαστρον - ''Paliokastron''
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The term ''municipality ...
in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly
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, Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karditsa
Karditsa ( el, Καρδίτσα ) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of region of Thessaly.
Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BC. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 57.894 km2. Population 3,332 (2011). The village, the site of the ancient city of Metropolis
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, was renamed in 1915 to reflect the association.
References
Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit)
Karditsa
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