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GreeceTrikala Prefecture
Νομός Τρικάλων
Location of Trikala Prefecture in Greece
Periphery Thessaly
Capital Trikala
Population 137,723 (2005)Ranked 25th
Area 3,384 km² Ranked 13th
Population density 40. The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Trikala ( Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, 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 7/km²Ranked 41st
Number of municipalities 23
Number of communities 3
Postal codes 42x xx
Area codes 243x0
Licence plate code ΤΚ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-44
Website www.trikala.gr

Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece ; its capital is the city of Trikala. 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. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Trikala ( Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. The prefecture was created in 1881 and Karditsa separated in 1947, and contains Kalampaka and Meteora, with monasteries above the rocky ledges. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kalampaka (Καλαμπάκα is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. The Metéora (Μετέωρα "suspended rocks" "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" is one of the largest and most important complexes It is located NW of Athens, NW of Karditsa, E of Ioannina and Metsovo, S of Grevena, SW of Thessaloniki, and W of Larissa. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Karditsa (Καρδίτσα is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. Ioannina (Ιωάννινα, often el Γιάννενα or el Γιάννινα / is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of Metsovo (Μέτσοβο Aminciu formerly Metsovon, is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina Grevena (Γρεβενά Grevená, ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena Prefecture. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the

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Boundaries

Trikala is bounded by the prefectures of Karditsa to the south, Arta to the southwest, Ioannina to the west, Grevena to the north and Larissa to the east. Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture Arta (Άρτα is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the Epirus periphery Ioannina (Ιωάννινα is a prefecture of Greece, part of the north-western periphery of Epirus. Grevena (Γρεβενά Grevená, ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna is a prefecture in Greece. Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly.

Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Aithikes 4801 Elati 420 32 24340-71
Chasia 4826 Asprokklisia 422 00 24320-95
Estiaiotida 4805 Megalochori 421 00 24310-71
Faloreia 4824 Kefalovryso 421 00 24310-85
Farkadona 4825 420 31 24330-2
Gomfoi 4804 Lygaria 421 00 24310-62
Kalampaka 4806 422 00 24320-2
Kallidendro 4807 Valtino 421 00 24310-94
Kastania 4808 420 36 24320-88
Kleinos 4809 422 00 24320-31
Koziakas 4810 Prinos 421 00 24310-93
Malakasi 4811 Panagia 422 00 24320-71
Megala Kalyvia 4812 420 30 24310-43
Oichalia 4815 423 00 24330-31
Paliokastro 4816 Palaiopyrgos 421 00 24310-87
Paralithaioi 4817 Rizoma 421 00 24310-96
Pelinnaioi 4818 Taxiarches 421 00 24310-53
Pialeia 4819 Fiki 421 00 24310-52
Pyli 4820 420 32 24340-2
Pynda 4821 Stournaraiika 420 32 24340-93
Trikala 4822 421 00 24310-2 through 4
Tymfaia 4823 Koniskos 422 00 24320-92
Vasiliki 4803 422 00 24320-91
Community YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Aspropotamos 4802 Kallirroi 421 00 24310-7
Myrofyllo 4813 420 33 24340-31
Neraida 4814 420 37 24340-3 and -7

See also: List of settlements in the Trikala prefecture

Provinces

Trikala prefecture has two provinces, named Trikala and Kalampaka, after the two largest towns. Aithikes (Αίθηκες is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Elati (Ελάτη may refer to several villages and a mountain that begin with this name Elati, a village in the Arcadia prefecture Chasia (Χάσια is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Estiaiotida (Εστιαιώτιδα is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Faloreia (Φαλωρεία is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Municipal districts Achaldochori Grizano Diasello Farkadona Keramidi Nearest places Palaiomonastiri, west Pigi, northwest Municipal districts Drosero Kalampaka (Καλαμπάκα is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Kallidendro (Καλλίδενδρο is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Kastania (Καστανιά is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Kleinos (Κλεινός is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Koziakas (Κόζιακας is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Malakasi (Μαλακάσι is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Panagia ( Greek: Παναγία All-holy) also transliterated Panayia or Panaghia, is one of the titles of Mary the mother of Jesus Megala Kalyvia (Μεγάλα Καλύβια is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Municipal districts Georgianades Klokotos Krini Oichalia Petroto Paleokastro ( Παλαιοκαστρο) is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Paralithaioi (Παραληθαίοι is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Rizoma ( Greek:Ρίζωμα is a village in Thessaly and belongs to the prefecture of Trikala. Pelinnaioi (Πελινναίοι is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Taxiarches or Taxiarhes, older forms Taxiarchai, Taxiarche, Taxiarhai and Taxiarhe, may refer to several villages that begin with Pialeia (Πιαλεία is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Pyli (Πύλη is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece and has a population of 4492 (2001 (including its municipal Pynda (Πύνδα is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Trikala ( Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. Tymfaia (Τυμφαία is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Subdivisions Kalochori Population Information The village is located in the east side of the Vasiliki (Βασιλική is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Communal districts Agia Paraskevi Anthousa or Anthoussa Chaliki Kalliroi Myrofyllo (Μυρόφυλλο is a community in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Neraida (Νεράιδα is a community in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. This is a list of settlements in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece.

Geography

Its geography includes the Thessalian Plain to the south and east with a maximum elevation of 100 m, and it also includes a valley to the north. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The Pindus mountain range dominates the western part, with forested terrain in the westcentral part. This article is about the mountain range called Pindus for other uses of these names see Pindus (disambiguation The Pindus (Πίνδος The northern part is also mountainous and made up of forests and barren lands, with its mountains incorporating Chasia and Antichasia ; and to the northeast the steep terrain continues. Chasia also Chassia, Hasia and Hassia (Χάσια also with an a accented is a mountain in the northern Trikala ( Thessaly) Antichasia also Antichassia, Antihasia and Antihassia (Greek Αντιχάσια also with an a accented is a mountain in the northern Trikala Its major river, the Pineios, flows to the south, while several other rivers flow to the south and northeast, centrally and to the northwest along with the Via Egnatia and the GR-6. See also Pineios River (Peloponnese. The Pineiós (Greek Πηνειός also Peneus) is a River The Via Egnatia ( Greek:) was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. Greek National Road 6 is a highway in north-central Greece. It begins at Igoumenitsa in the Port of Igoumenitsa and ends at Larissa.

History

The area around the modern Trikala Prefecture was first with Thessaly, later moving to Macedonian rule, and subsequently run by the Romans, the Byzantines, the Wallachians and lastly the Ottoman Turks. 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 This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Trikala was known as "Tırhala" for Turks and a sanjak center in Yanya eyalet. Ioannina (Ιωάννινα, often el Γιάννενα or el Γιάννινα / is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of During their rule, the area was affected by the Greek War of Independence of 1821, lost an earlier struggle, and continued its Turkish rule until the liberation of Thessaly of 1881. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Several villages were relocated to remain hidden from the Turks, and the area was finally incorporated into Greece after the liberation. The prefecture was occupied by Ottomans during Greco-Turkish War (1897). The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece It was created and included Karditsa until 1947 ; its economy and agricutlure boomed but its standard of living was somewhat lower than that of Athens. Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Electricity and radio arrived in the city in the 1930s. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, a number of structures were rebuilt ; the prefecture saw a small growth in the 1950s and the 1960s, but growth slowed due to emigration. 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 Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The villages saw their roads paved, their homes furnished with electricity, and improved motor transport and communication added. Television arrived in the 1970s, and as late as the 1980s for the rural portion. 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. In the 1980s, the Trikala Bypass was opened and between 1998 and 2006, the Via Egnatia was under construction with tunnels and bridges ; the first section was opened in 2002, and the final section in 2006. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Via Egnatia ( Greek:) was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Agriculture

The agriculture of the area is famous, and produces a part of the country's production also in export ; its well-known production includes fruit and vegetables, cotton, olives, cattle and other foodstuffs. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family

Climate

Its climate is mainly of Mediterranean character, with hot summers and cold winters, along with temperate climate conditions by the mountains. The temperate climate dominates the westcentral portion, and winter is dominant in the mountains to the west and north.

Media

Newspapers

Transport

There are a number of highways 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 Trikala. 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

Sporting clubs

External links

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AOTrikala, or Athlitikos Omilos Trikala (Αθλητικός Όμιλος Τρίκαλα – Athletic Association of Trikala commonly known as AOT, is a professional football AS Trikala 2000 BC, full name Athlitikos Syllogos Trikala 2000 KAE) is a Greek professional Basketball club that is located in Trikala, Greece The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Karditsa is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Located in the south-western Thessaly, it is primarily an agricultural prefecture Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. Magnesia (Μαγνησία Magnisía, maɣniˈsia deriving from the tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly
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