Sarantaporo
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For a village in the Karditsa prefecture, see Sarantaporo, Karditsa, for a river in the Ioannina Prefecture, see Sarantaporos
| Municipality of Sarantaporo Δήμος Σαρανταπόρου Dimos Sarantaporou |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Larissa |
| Province: | Elassonas |
| Seat: | Sarantaporo |
| Number of municipal districts: | 7 |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
40.0564 (40° 3' 51") N 22.0248 (22° 2' 54") E |
| Population: (2001) Percent of the municipality |
3,588 1.28% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
about 400 to 500 m 840 m Kamvounio |
| Postal code: | GR-402 00 |
| Car designation: | PI |
Sarantaporo (Greek: Σαραντάπορο) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece right next to the Kozani prefecture in West Macedonia bounded a few kilometres to the northwest. Population 3,588 (2001). The town is near the mountain ranges of Kamvounio to the northwest and the Pieria mountains to the northeast. Sarantaporo is next to the GR-3 (Larissa - Kozani - Niki) and will be linked with a superhighway numbered 3 (A3) with an unscheduled opening date probably with the GR-13 (Elassona - Katerini). Sarantaporo is located west-southwest of Katerini, northwest of Elassona, Tyrnavos and Larissa, east of Grevena and south-southeast of Kozani. The 40th parallel north is about 5 km south of Sarantaporo.
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[edit] Municipal districts
- Azoros (Vouvala)
- Gerania
- Giannota
- Lykoudi
- Sykia
- Milia
- Sarantaporo
- Tsapournia
- Farmaki
[edit] Population
| Year | Town population | Change | Municipal population | Change | Percent of the municipality |
Percent of the prefecture |
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| 1981 | 817 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 938 | +121 or +14.81 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 907 | 3,588 | -822 or -18.64% | 1.28% |
[edit] Geography
The municipality are made up of mountains covering the area with forests as well as grasslands. Farmlands dominate the valley area and around the village especially the western and the central parts.
[edit] Information
Unlike the rest of Thessaly, Sarantaporo did not join Greece until the Balkan Wars where the town was liberated from the Ottoman Turkish yoke which dominated for over 550 years on October 1912 during the Battle of Sarantaporo which saw Greek victory in the First Balkan Wars. Sarantaporo finally became a part of Greece in 1913 which finished the oppresive Turkish rule. The Sarantaporo Gorge was the strategic location for the battle. The village's name during the Ottoman rule was Glikovon (Γκλίκοβον). Sarantaporo became a municipality in 1994 become one of the first Capodistrian municipalities ever created. The area features archaeological findings dating back to the pre-Classical years up to the Ottoman rule.
[edit] Other
Sarantaporo has a schools, the only lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (high school), banks, churches, a post office, a police station, a pharmacy and a square (plateia).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Sarantaporo (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
- Sarantaporo (village) on GTP Travel Pages
- Sarantaporo's Homepage
- 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 Sarantaporo |
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| Azoros | Gerania | Giannota | Lykoudi (Sykia) | Milia | Sarantaporo | Tsapournia (Farmaki) |
| Greece | Thessaly | Larissa Prefecture | Elassona | Sarantaporo |
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