Farsala
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Farsala municipality Δήμος Φαρσάλων (Φάρσαλα) |
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| Region : | Thessaly | ||
| Regional District : | Larisa | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 39 ° 18 ' N , 22 ° 23' E | ||
| Area : | 735.96 km² | ||
| Residents : | 18,545 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 25.2 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Post Code: | 40300 | ||
| Prefix: | (+30) 24910 | ||
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| Seat: | Farsala | ||
| LAU-1 code no .: | 2207 | ||
| Districts : | 4 municipal districts | ||
| Local self-government : |
1 city district 27 local communities |
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| Website: | www.farsala.gr | ||
| Location in the Thessaly region | |||
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Farsala ( Greek Φάρσαλα , ( n. Pl. ); Historical and still common name Pharsalos , Latin name Pharsalus ) is a Greek city and municipality ( Greek Δήμος Φαρσάλων , Dimos Farsalon ) in the Larisa regional district of the Thessaly region .
history
The area around Pharsalus was the scene of the decisive battle between Caesar and Pompey on August 9, 48 BC. BC, the battle of Pharsalus . Pharsalus has been part of the Byzantine Empire since late antiquity . At the end of the 14th century AD, Pharsalus came under the control of the Ottoman Empire . In 1881 Pharsalos was split off with the rest of Thessaly from the Ottoman Empire and added to the Kingdom of Greece. During the Turkish-Greek War in April 1897, the Greek troops were subject to the Ottoman army and had to retreat further south towards Domokos ; Farsala remained with Greece after the war.
Buildings
Trivia
In Greece, the city is known for its sweet “Halva Farsalon”, which, unlike the halva known from Turkey, has a jelly-like, translucent consistency.
Farsala is an important traffic junction in the Greek highway network: National road 3 (European route 65) running from north to south crosses national road 30 in Farsala, which runs from east to west . The national road 3 is to be replaced or relieved by the motorway 3 (Odos Kendrikis Elladas). Farsala has a train station and is located on a main line of the Greek railway network from Thessaloniki to Athens.
Web links
- Jonah Lendering: Pharsalus . In: Livius.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)