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GreeceKarditsa Prefecture
Νομός Καρδίτσας
Location of Karditsa Prefecture in Greece
Periphery Thessaly
Capital Karditsa
Population 130,214 (2005)Ranked 28th
Area 2,636 km² Ranked 20th
Population density 49. The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Karditsa (Καρδίτσα is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005 except otherwise stated Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending area Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km²Ranked 31st
Number of municipalities 20
Number of communities 1
Postal codes 43x xx
Area codes 244x0
Licence plate code ΚΑ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-41

Karditsa is one of the prefectures of Greece. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending Population density according to the 2001 census "real" population figures and land areas 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 ISO 3166-2GR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Greece. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes It is within the Thessaly periphery, and is mostly an agricultural prefecture , one with no provinces. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The capital of this prefecture is the city of Karditsa, a small city of approximately 35,000 people. Karditsa (Καρδίτσα is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The prefecture is known for its beautiful countryside and friendly people, while the Dimotiki Agora (Δημοτική Αγορά) or Public Market is found in the city and forms one of UNESCO's protected cultural monuments. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16

The city is also an important knowledge centre, supporting the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly, the Faculty of Wood and Furniture Technology, and the Faculty of Forestry Technology of the Educational and Technological Institution of Larissa. The University of Thessaly is a University in Thessaly, Greece, founded in 1984 There is also a police academy.

Karditsa is about 300 kilometers from Athens, and can be reached by bus or train from Athens and Thessaloniki. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia It is located SSE of Trikala, SW of Larissa and NE of Arta.

The western half of the prefecture is dominated by the Pindus mountains, famous for the Agrafa region of Greece. This article is about the mountain range called Pindus for other uses of these names see Pindus (disambiguation The Pindus (Πίνδος

Karditsa is bounded by the prefectures of Trikala to the north, Larissa to the east, Phthiotis to the southeast, Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania to the southwest and Arta to the west. Trikala (Τρίκαλα is a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece; its capital is the city of Trikala. Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. Phthiotis (Φθιώτιδα Fthiótida, fθiˈo̞tiða Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιώτις is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Aetolia-Acarnania, ( Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania and Etoloakarnania) is one Evrytania ( Greek: Ευρυτανία alternative romanization Evritania, Latin: Eurytania) is one of the Prefectures of Greece Arta (Άρτα is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the Epirus periphery The main rivers are Megdova to the south, one, another to the northwest to the east and the Pineios River to the north. The Megdova River (Ποταμός Μέγδοβας is a river that flows through the Karditsa and the Evrytania prefectures See also Pineios River (Peloponnese. The Pineiós (Greek Πηνειός also Peneus) is a River

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Geography

The farmlands dominate the central and the eastern part which is part of the Thessalian Plain while the Agrafa mountains dominate the southern and the western part. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. For the sayings of Jesus that are not found in the canonical Gospels see Agrapha Agrafa (Greek Άγραφα is a mountainous region in The Plastiras Dam and Lake Plastiras is to the south which supplies water to the plains and the central part of Greece. The Dam at Lake Plastiras was constructed during the period of 1958–1962

Population

History

The present day Karditsa prefecture was in the Kingdom of Macedonia and later the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, Great Wallachia, the Ottoman Empire from the 1400s until 1881 and finally Greece after the liberation of Thessaly and northcentral Greece. Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Great Wallachia ( Greek: Megáli Vlachía; Romanian: Vlahia Mare) also Thessaly Wallachia, was a medieval state ( 12th The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Its economy and agriculture boomed during that period ; Karditsa was administered as the Trikala-Karditsa prefecture until 1947. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was affected by World War II and the [[Greek Civil War], ] which saw many buildings destroyed and inhabitants left homeless and in hiding. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The prefecture was later rebuilt and received electricity, appliances and motorised transport, while emigration also began in the 1950s, when construction of lake Plastiras was added. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Television arrived in the 1970s and the 1980s for its villages, and its economy later declined, seeing high unemployment in the prefecture. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

People

The plains of central and southern Karditsa are inhabited by the Karagounides (Greek: Καραγκούνηδες), while the Agrafa mountains in the west of the prefecture are dominated by a strong Sarakatsani (Greek: Σαρακατσάνοι) and Aromanian, or Vlach (Greek: Βλάχοι - Vlahi), element. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly For the sayings of Jesus that are not found in the canonical Gospels see Agrapha Agrafa (Greek Άγραφα is a mountainous region in The Sarakatsani (Σαρακατσάνοι are a group of Greek transhumant shepherds in Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Aromanians (or Macedo-Rumans; in Aromanian they call themselves Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are a people living throughout the southern Balkans Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Transport

There are a number of highways E75 and the main railway from Volos to Meteora crosses Thessaly. 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 The Metéora (Μετέωρα "suspended rocks" "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" is one of the largest and most important complexes Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos in a small distance from Karditsa. International Airport Of Central Greece (Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Κεντρικής Ελλαδος Diethnís Aeroliménas Kentrikis Ellados) known as Nea Anchialos (Νέα Αγχίαλος is a town of Magnesia prefecture Karditsa (Καρδίτσα is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece.

Notable Figures

Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Acheloos 2404 Vragkiana 430 66 24450-31
Argithea 2402 Anthiro 430 65 24450-31
Arni 2403 Mataragka 433 00 24430-41
Fyllo 2421 Itea 430 62 24440-31
Itamos 2406 Kallithiro 431 00 24410-81
Ithomi 2405 Fanari 430 64 24410-39
Kallifono 2407 431 00 24410-88
Kampos 2408 Stavros 431 00 24410
Karditsa 2409 431 00 24410-2 through 7
Menelaida 2410 Kedros 433 00 24430-51
Mitropoli 2411 431 00 24410-55
Mouzaki 2412 430 60 24450-4
Nevropoli Agrafon 2413 Pezoula 430 60 24410-92
Palamas 2414 432 00 24440-2
Pamisos 2415 Agnantero 430 61 24410-8
Plastiras 2416 Morfovouni 430 67 24410-95
Rentina 2417 430 68 24430-71
Sellana 2418 Proastio 430 70 24410-5
Sofades 2419 433 00 24430-2
Tamasio 2420 Leontari 430 63 24430-31
Community YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Athamanes 2401 Petrilo 430 69 24450-31

See also: List of settlements in the Karditsa prefecture

Sporting teams

External links

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