Ardani, Trikala

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Ardani
Αρδάνι
Statistics
Prefecture: Trikala
Province: Trikala
Municipality: Paliokastro
Municipal district: '
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.629 (39° 37' 49") N
21.787 (21° 47' 15") E
Population: (2001)
-Village
-Percent of the municipality
465
13.44%


Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
about 140 m
180 m
about 800 m
Postal code: GR-421 00
Car designation (as of 2006): TK

Ardani (Greek: Αρδάνι), also with the second a accented is a Greek village in the municipality of Paliokastro in the Trikala Prefecture. Ardani had a population of 465 in 2001 for the settlement. Ardani is located south of Kalambaka, west of Larissa. 8 km northwest of Trikala Its residents are based in agriculture and other businesses including machinery.

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[edit] Nearest places

  • Palaiopyrgos, northeast,old name zavlania.
  • Krinitsa, south
  • Platanos, northwest,old name vania.
  • Haidemeni southwest,old name Toulpitsa.
  • Elinokastro northeast,old name Koursiavo.
  • Raksa and Vasiliki west,Vasiliki's old name was Voivoda

[edit] Population

Year Settlement population Change Percent of the municipality
1991 610 +72 or +5.02% -
2001 465 -145 or -23.77% 13.44%

[edit] History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world, the population boomed between the 1981 and 1991 but it declined between 1991 and 2001.

Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.

It is connected with the trail for Ardani is Trikala - Longaki - Krinitsa - Ardani. It is connected with a bus to Trikala at its station on Kondyli Street.

[edit] Sports

SHOT PUT: Greece's Shot Put champion unter 18 years old Vasoula Zavlanou comes from Ardani.

FOOTBALL: Ardani's football/soccer fun club name it is Asteras Ardaniou.

[edit] Other

Ardani has a primary school,few churches and police station.

Ardani's old location was in area velouta about two kilometres northeast from present location.

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[edit] See also

Municipal districts of the municipality of Paliokastro
Agrelia | Ardani | Koumaria | Krinitsa | Liopraso (Lagkadia) | Palaiopyrgos (Kokkona) | Zilefti
Greece | Thessaly | Karditsa | Trikala | Palaiokastro
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