Tsagkarada () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Mouresi
Mouresi () is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. It is situated in the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is ...
in the eastern part of
Magnesia,
Greece
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.
It was the seat of the former municipality Mouresi. It is situated at 408 m elevation, on the eastern slope of the forested
Pelion
Pelion or Pelium (Modern , ''Pílio''; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, ''Pēlion'') is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Its ...
mountains. The community includes the village Mylopotamos. Tsagkarada is located 1.5 km southeast of Mouresi, 3 km north of
Xorychti, 9 km southeast of
Zagora and about 20 km east of the city of
Volos
Volos (; ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos ...
(Magnesia's capital).
In the main square, near Agia Paraskevi church, there is a big
platanus
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All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. The type ...
tree. Perhaps the oldest of Greece, it is said to be at least one thousand years old. It has a perimeter of nearly 20 meters.
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 links
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{{Mouresi
Populated places in Pelion
Zagora-Mouresi