Karditsa
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Karditsa municipality Δήμος Καρδρτσας (Καρδίτσα) |
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| Region : | Thessaly | ||
| Regional District : | Karditsa | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 39 ° 23 ' N , 21 ° 56' E | ||
| Area : | 647.56 km² | ||
| Residents : | 56,747 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 87.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Post Code: | 43100 | ||
| Prefix: | (+30) 24410 | ||
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| Seat: | Karditsa | ||
| LAU-1 code no .: | 2301 | ||
| Districts : | 5 municipal districts | ||
| Local self-government : |
2 city districts 32 local communities |
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| Website: | www.karditsa-city.gr | ||
| Location in the Thessaly region | |||
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Karditsa ( Greek Καρδίτσα ( f. Sg. )) Is a city and municipality ( Greek Δήμος Dimos ) in southwest Thessaly in Greece .
geography
Karditsa is the seat of the regional district of the same name . The city is located at a traffic junction in the Thessalian plain between Larisa 60 km away in the northeast, 94 km away Lamia in the south, 100 km away Volos in the east and 29 km away Trikala in the north-west. Karditsa is also connected to the railway network (branch line from Athens - Thessaloniki to Kalambaka ). To the west and south of the city, the Thessalian plain merges into a hilly landscape and the foothills of the southern Pindus Mountains , the municipality of Karditsa extends south about 20 kilometers into the mountains and borders the region of Central Greece .
history
The foundation of the fortified settlement falls under the Turkish rule. The settlement was built to protect against attacks by the inhabitants of the Agrafa Mountains. Greek traders soon began using the marketplace. The name is probably derived from the Slavic name Graditsa, which means something like town or small (fortified) town. In 1821 a plague epidemic claimed numerous victims. In 1881 Karditsa came to Greece with Thessaly. In the following year the municipality was elevated to a city.
In 1941 Karditsa was occupied by the German Wehrmacht . On March 12, 1943, Greek partisans were able to take the old town. Karditsa was one of the first liberated cities in Southeast Europe. Today the city is the administrative, cultural and economic center of the prefecture. There is also a branch of the University of Thessaly there .
administration
Karditsa has been divided into five municipal districts since 2011, which formed independent municipalities from 1997 to 2010. The municipal districts, for their part, are divided into city districts or local communities, which correspond to the areas of the municipalities until 1997 and elect their own local representatives. The population figures come from the results of the 2011 census.
- Itamos municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Ιτάμου - 2,657 inhabitants
- Local community Amarandos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αμαράντου (Αμάραντος) - 111 inhabitants
- Local community Ambeliko - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αμπελικού (Αμπελικό) - 358 inhabitants
- Local community Kallithiro - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλλιθήρου (Καλλίθηρο) - 928 inhabitants
- Local community Karoplesio - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καροπλεσίου (Καροπλέσιο) - 259 inhabitants
- Local community Kastania - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καστανέας (Καστανιά) - 294 inhabitants
- Local community Katafygi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καταφυγίου (Καταφύγι) - 154 inhabitants
- Local community Neraida - Τοπική Κοινότητα Νεράιδας (Νεράιδα) - 267 inhabitants
- Local community Rachoula - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ραχούλας (Ραχούλα) - 286 inhabitants
- Kallifono municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Καλλιφώνου - 2,501 inhabitants
- Local community Apidea - Τοπική Κοινότητα Απιδέας (Απιδέα) - 346 inhabitants
- Local community Dafnospilia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Δαφνοσπηλιάς (Δαφνοσπηλιά) - 225 inhabitants
- Local community Kallifoni - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλλιφωνίου (Καλλιφώνι) - 1,032 inhabitants
- Local community Molocha - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μολόχας (Μολόχα) - 203 inhabitants
- Local community Paliouri - Τοπική Κοινότητα Παλιουρίου (Παλιούρι) - 369 inhabitants
- Local community Zaimi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ζαϊμίου (Ζαΐμι) - 326 inhabitants
- Municipality of Kambos - Δημοτική Ενότητα Κάμπου - 4,225 inhabitants
- Local community Agios Theodoros - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίου Θεοδώρου (Άγιος Θεόδωρος) - 682 inhabitants
- Local community Makrychori - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μακρυχωρίου (Μακρυχώρι) - 822 inhabitants
- Local community Melissa - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μελίσσης (Μέλισσα) - 224 inhabitants
- Local community Myrina - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μυρίνης (Μύρινα) - 684 inhabitants
- Local community Prodromos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Προδρόμου (Πρόδρομος) - 811 inhabitants
- Local community Ptelopoula - Τοπική Κοινότητα Πτελοπούλας (Πτελοπούλα) - 240 inhabitants
- Local community Stavros - Τοπική Κοινότητα Σταυρού (Σταυρός) - 792 inhabitants
- Karditsa municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Καρδίτσας - 44,002 inhabitants
- Karditsa district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καρδίτσης (Καρδίτσα) - 39,119 inhabitants
- Karditsomagoula district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Καρδιτσομαγούλας (Καρδιτσομαγούλα) - 2,063 inhabitants
- Local community Agiopogi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγιοπηγής (Αγιοπηγή) - 341 inhabitants
- Local community Artesiano - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αρτεσιανού (Αρτεσιανό) - 1,296 inhabitants
- Local community Paleokklisi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Παλαιοκκλησίου (Παλαιοκκλήσι) - 718 inhabitants
- Local community Rousso - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρούσσου (Ρούσσο) - 465 inhabitants
- Mitropoli municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Μητρόπολης - 3,332 inhabitants
- Local community Agios Georgios - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίου Γεωργίου (Άγιος Γεώργιος) - 342 inhabitants
- Local community Frango - Τοπική Κοινότητα Φράγκου - (Φράγκο) - 361 inhabitants
- Local community Georgiko - Τοπική Κοινότητα Γεωργικού (Γεωργικό) - 412 inhabitants
- Local community Krya Vrysi - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κρύας Βρύσης (Κρύα Βρύση) - 421 inhabitants
- Local community Mitropoli - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μητρόπολης (Μητρόπολη) - 1,262 inhabitants
- Local community Portitsa - Τοπική Κοινότητα Πορτίτσης (Πορτίτσα) - 83 inhabitants
- Local community Xinoneri - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ξινονερίου (Ξινονέρι) - 451 inhabitants
Attractions
In the city center, the green lung of the city is the Pavsilypo Park, right next to the Agiou Konstantinou church from the 19th century with wall paintings by the artist Dimitris Gioldassis. The central town square has some classicist buildings such as the Hotel Arni from 1920. In the vicinity are the municipal market hall and Valvi Street, where there are still some preserved old craft and commercial buildings. The city houses an art gallery and an archaeological museum.
Myrini airfield
Myrini Airport ( ICAO : LGMY ) is located about seven kilometers northeast of the city of Karditsa. The asphalt runway with an alignment of 09/27 is 680 meters long and 20 meters wide. The airfield is located at an altitude of 96 m (315 ft) above sea level .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Results of the 2011 census. ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)
- ↑ Αεροδρόμιο Μυρίνης. In: dimoskarditsas.gov.gr. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (Greek).
- ↑ Myrini - Karditsa aerodrome Airport. In: airportguide.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .