Evrymenes, Larissa
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| Municipality of Evrymenes Δήμος Ευρυμενών Dimos Evrymenon |
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| Prefecture: | Larissa |
| Province: | Agia |
| Municipality: | Evrymenes |
| Capital: | Stomio (seat) |
| Number of municipal districts: |
4 |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.8625 (39° 51' 53") N 21.734 (21° 44' 2") E |
| Population: (2001) Percent of the prefecture |
2,428 624 0.87% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
Aegean Sea 5 m about 100 m (west) |
| Postal code: | GR-400 07 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-24280 |
| Car designation: | PI |
Evrymenes or Evrimenes (Greek: Ευρυμενές) is a municipality in the northeastern portion of the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. Population 2,428 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Stomio. It is the location of the ancient city and was known as Eurymenae (Erymnae).
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[edit] Geography
Its geography is the treacherous mountains that are forested and grassy to the southwest that no road passes except for the superhighway, farmlands of the Tempe or Tembi Valley is to the north in where the Pineios River flows and it is its principal river. More mountains lies to the northwest and the Aegean Sea is directly to the east. The GR-1 and the E75 (Athens - Larissa - Thessaloniki is currnetly under construction and will contain four additional lanes totaling six and tunnels and will open somewhere around 2011.
[edit] History
The most important ancient cities of Magnesia in the area of the Municipality of Evrymenes were: Eurymenae or Erymnae (near the modern city Stomio), Homolium (Homolion) or Homole (near the modern village Omolio) , Rhizus or Rhizous (near the modern village Kokkino Nero).
[edit] Municipal districts
- Karitsa
- Kokkino Nero
- Plateia Ammos
- Omolio
- Palaiopyrgos
- Alexandrini
- Stomio
- Apostolos Pavlos
- Camps of Saint Demetrius
- Monastery of Saint Demetrius
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Percent of the prefecture |
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| 1991 | 2,522 | - | - |
| 2001 | 2,428 | -94 or -3.72% | 0.87% |
[edit] Other
Evrymenes has schools, lyceums (middle school), gymnasia (high school), banks, churches, a post office and a square (plateia).
[edit] External links
- The Official Website of the Municipality of Evrymenes
- Evrymenes on GTP Travel Pages
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Evrymenes |
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| Karitsa (Kokkino Nero | Plateia Ammos) | Omolio | Palaiopyrgos (Alexandrini) | Stomio (Apostolos Pavlos) |
| Greece | Thessaly | Larissa Prefecture | Agia | Evrymenes |
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