Stomio, Larissa
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| Stomio Στόμιο |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Larissa |
| Province: | N/A |
| Municipality: | Evrymenes |
| Municipal district: | Stomio (seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.8625 (39° 51' 53") N 21.734 (21° 44' 2") E |
| Population: (2001) -Municipal district -Village Percent of the municipality (village) |
616 624 2.53% |
| 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 |
Stomio (Greek: Στόμιο) or Stomion (Στόμιον) is a coastal town in central Greece (Thessaly), the capital city of the municipality of Evrymenes (Evrimenes) in the Larissa Prefecture. Stomio is connected with a road linking several villages by the Aegean Sea and the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Larissa - Thessaloniki) with an interchange in a form of the junction, its nearby interchange in a form of a freeway or motorway standard will be added.
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[edit] About Stomio
The former name of Stomio was Tsagezi or Tsayezi (Greek: Τσάγεζι). It's geographical spot combines the beauty of the mountain with the incomparable one of the sea. The dense vegetation of Mount Ossa (Kissavos) reaches the beaches of the Aegean Sea and the Pineios River (Thessaly) Delta. The ancient city Eurymenae (Erymnae) was in the Stomio area. A Byzantine period Greek Orthodox monastery (the Komnenian Monastery of Virgin Mary's Assumption & Saint Demetrius (Monastery of Komnenion) by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos) is located near Stomio.
[edit] Subdivisions
- Apostolos Pavlos
- Camps of Saint Demetrius
- Monastery of Saint Demetrius
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
Percent of the municipal district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 598 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 649 | +51 or +85.28% | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 616 | -33 or 50.85% | 624 | 2.53% | 98.72% |
[edit] Other
Stomio has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (high school), a church and a square (plateia).
[edit] Notable people
- Dimitris P. Kraniotis (1966) poet and medical doctor
[edit] External links
- The Official Website of the Municipality of Evrymenes
- Stomio on GTP Travel Pages
- Stomio
- Blue Flag
- Map of Stomio
- Stomio in the map of Greece
- 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:
[edit] See also
| 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 |
