Krannonas

Krannonas Κραννώνας
Settlement
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Area
• Total	205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Highest elevation	533 (Fyllio) m ( ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	3,274
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΙ

Krannonas (Greek: Κραννώνας; ancient city: Κραννών, Crannon) is a village and a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece located southwest of the regional capital. Its 2001 population was 104 for the village, 185 for the municipal district and 3,274 for the municipality (1.17% of the prefectural population). The seat of the municipality is Agioi Anargyroi. It is connected with the road linking Karditsa and Larissa. It is also located north of Farsala and NNE of Palamas and Karditsa.

Geographically the municipal boundaries extend as far south as the Fyllio Mountains (where Enipeas as bordered as its highest point is 533 m, as far north as Koilada and Larissa and along with the Larissa metropolitan area and as far east as Nikaia and as west with the Karditsa prefecture. One of the panoramic views includes its nearby mountains to the west, Mount Olympus to the north, Ossa to the northeast and Chalkodonio to the south.

Krannonas was a site of the decisive battle of the Lamian War between Macedon and Athens with allies.

Nearest places

• Kabos, south
• Mavrovounio, west

Subdivision

• Kabos

Municipal districts

• Agioi Anargyroi
  • Mesorrachi
• Agios Georgios Larissis
• Doxara
• Kyparissos
  • Agia Paraskevi
• Mavrovounio
  • Krya Vryssi
• Mikro Vouno
• Psychiko
• Vounaina or Vounena

Other

Krannonas has a church and a square. Its nearest school and high school are in Agioi Anargyroi. Krannonas also has around two or three local soccer teams that plays in several local divisions.