Karditsa Καρδίτσα
Location
Coordinates	39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367, 21.917Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367, 21.917
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	108 m (354 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Thessaly
Prefecture:	Karditsa
Mayor:	Dominikos Verillis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	37,768
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- Density:	343 /km² (889 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	431 00
Area:	24410
Auto:	ΚΑ
Website
www.karditsa-city.gr

Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa Prefecture. Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture

Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karpenisi ( Greek: Καρπενήσι - Karpenísi) also Karpenissi, older forms Karpenisio, Karpenissio, Karpenision Municipal districts Agios Dimitrios Gorgovites Kalyvakia Koskina Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka. Farsala or Pharsala (Φάρσαλα known in Antiquity as Pharsalus, is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Volos (Βόλος is a coastal port city situated at the center of the Greek mainland about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Lamia (Λαμία is a city in central Greece. It is a site of Archaeological excavation (a castle dating from the pre-classical years reconstructed in the Domokos (Δομοκός is a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Nearest places Kypseli, north Mataragka, north Municipal districts Agia Paraskevi Karpenisi ( Greek: Καρπενήσι - Karpenísi) also Karpenissi, older forms Karpenisio, Karpenissio, Karpenision Trikala ( Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. Grevena (Γρεβενά Grevená, ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena Prefecture. Ioannina (Ιωάννινα, often el Γιάννενα or el Γιάννινα / is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of Kalampaka (Καλαμπάκα is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece.

Karditsa has schools, lyceums, gymnasium, the Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly, three technical education departments, church, banks, a post office, a railway station on the Trikala - Karditsa - Domokos line, a sports ground, a water tower, and squares (plateies). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square. Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Segregated cycle facilities are Roads tracks paths or marked lanes designated for use by Cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded Approximately 30% of all the city transportation, according to the National Technical University of Athens, is done by bicycles. The National Technical University of Athens ( Greek: Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο National Metsovian Polytechnic) sometimes simply known

Contents 1 History 2 Subdivisions 3 Historical population 4 Culture 5 Sporting Clubs 6 Notable people 7 References 8 External links

History

Karditsa was the first city in Europe to be liberated from Nazi occupation. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The campaign in Thessaly was fought by ELAS (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, Ellinikos Laïkos Apeleftherotikos Stratos), or Greek People's Liberation Army, the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM), throughout the period of Greek Resistance until February 1945. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The Greek People's Liberation Army ( Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, Ellinikos Laïkos Apeleftherotikos Stratos) abbreviated Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Subdivisions

The municipality of Karditsa is divided into six parts (boroughs):

• Karditsa
• Karditsomagoula
• Artesiano
• Palioklissi
• Agiopigi
• Rousso

Historical population

Year	Population	Change
1981	27,532	-
1991	30,067	+2,535/+9. Karditsomagoula ( Greek: Καρδιτσομαγούλα from Karditsa and Magoula a former name of a village because another Magoula is nearly ten kilometres west Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 21%
2001	37,768	+7,701/+25. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 61%

Culture

• Photography & Cinema Amateurs Club - LEFKK

Sporting Clubs

• Anagennisi Karditsa (Football)
• AO Karditsa (Football)
• Asteras Karditsa (Football)
• SPA Karditsa (Volleyball)

Notable people

• Irini Karra (1986) fashion model

References

External links

• Karditsa Wireless Metropolitan Network, Karditsas Wifi Community Network (in Greek)
• Mapquest - Karditsa
• CERETETH, Center of Technology Thessaly

The CEnter for REsearch and TEchnology THessaly, or CERETETH (in Greek, Κ

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