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Karditsa is also the old name of
Akrefnio.
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. 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. Approximately 30% of all the city transportation, according to the National Technical University of Athens, is done by bicycles.
[edit] History
Karditsa was the first city in Europe to be liberated from Nazi occupation. The campaign in Thessaly was fought by ELAS (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, Ellinikos Laïkos Apeleftherotikos Stratos), or Greek People's Liberation Army, the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM), throughout the period of Greek Resistance until February 1945.
[edit] Subdivisions
The municipality of Karditsa is divided into six parts (boroughs):
[edit] Historical population
| Year |
Population |
Change |
| 1981 |
27,532 |
- |
| 1991 |
30,067 |
+2,535/+9.21% |
| 2001 |
37,768 |
+7,701/+25.61% |
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sporting Clubs
- Anagennisi Karditsa (Football)
- AO Karditsa (Football)
- Asteras Karditsa (Football)
- SPA Karditsa (Volleyball)
[edit] Notable people
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