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Karditsa is also the old name of Akrefnio.
Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E
Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa Prefecture. Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Within the province of Karditsa is the region of the Agrafa high in the mountains. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka.
Karditsa has schools, lyceums, gymnasium, the Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly, three technical education departments, church, banks, a post office, a railway station on the Trikala–Karditsa–Domokos line, a sports ground, a water tower, and squares (plateies). Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths.
[edit] Subdivisions
The municipality of Karditsa is divided into six parts (boroughs):
- Karditsa
- Karditsomagoula
- Artesiano
- Palioklissi
- Agiopigi
- Rousso
- Sarantapoura
[edit] Historical population
| Year |
Population |
Change |
| 1981 |
27,532 |
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| 1991 |
30,067 |
2,535/9.21% |
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sporting teams
- Anagennisi Karditsa (Football)
- AO Karditsa (Football)
- Asteras Karditsa (Football)
- SPA Karditsa (Volleyball)
[edit] External links
Karditsa (Καρδίτσα)
