Nea Anchialus
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Parish of Nea Anchialos Δημοτική Ενότητα Νέας Αγχιάλου (Νέα Αγχίαλος) |
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| State : |
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| Region : |
Thessaly
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| Regional District : | Magnesia | ||
| Municipality : | Volos | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 39 ° 16 ′ N , 22 ° 49 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 40 m (average) |
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| Area : | 80.462 km² | ||
| Residents : | 6,819 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 84.7 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 240107 | ||
| Structure: |
1 city district 2 local communities |
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| Website: | dimosvolos.gr/?page_id=258 | ||
| Located in the municipality of Volos and Magnisia regional unit | |||
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Nea Anchialos ( Greek Νέα Αγχίαλος , ( f. Sg. )) Was until 2010 a municipality in the prefecture of Magnisia in the administrative region of Thessaly . With the administrative reform in 2010 , it was incorporated into Volos , where it has since formed one of nine municipal districts.
geography
Nea Anchialos is located on the coast of the Pagasitic Gulf , southwest of the center of Volos , northeast of Almyros , southwest of Esonia and south of Feres .
structure
Nea Anchialos consists of
- the municipality of Nea Anchialos (47.806 km², 6,131 inh.)
and the local communities
- Aidinio (Αϊδίνιο, 12.675 km², 318 pop.)
- Microthives (Μικροθήβες, 19.981 km², 370 pop.)
history
At the site of today's city of Nea Anchialos was the city of Pyrassos in ancient times , which was already mentioned by Homer . There was a Demeter temple there . Pyrassus was founded in 217 BC. Destroyed by Philip V of Macedonia .
Nea Anchialos was founded in 1906 by refugees from Anchialos (today: Pomorie ) and Burgas in Bulgaria. The city is laid out in an almost completely rectangular grid-like plan. In 1912 it received its recognition as a rural community (kinotita).
On April 20, 1943, the town was badly damaged by the Italian occupying forces and on April 30, 1954 by the Sofades earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 to 7.0 on the Richter scale .
In 1955 the place was connected to the national power grid. In 1997 the villages of Aidinio and Mikrothives were incorporated and Nea Anchialos was raised to the status of a municipality (dimos) .
traffic
The Nea Anchialos Airport is also the airport of Volos . There is also a military airfield nearby. Nea Anchialos has a popular beach and a marina.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 2:695
- ↑ ΙΔΡΥΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΟΥ ( Memento from October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ ΚΑΡΤΑΠΑΝΗΣ: Σεισμοί στην περιοχή του Βόλου (Μέρος Β ')
- ↑ Anchialos ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nea Anchialos Airport on Flugplaetze.org
- ↑ Nea Anchialos Airbase on airports-worldwide.com
