Tyrnavos

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Municipality of Tyrnavos
Δήμος Τυρνάβου
Dimos Tyrnavou
Statistics
Prefecture: Larissa
Province: Tyrnavos
Seat: Tyrnavos
Number of municipal districts: 4
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.736 (39° 44' 7") N
22.384 (22° 17' 13") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipality
-Municipal district
-Town
Percent of the prefecture
16,900
12,451
11,116
6.05%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:
Titarisios
90 m
about 800 m
Postal code: GR-401 00
Car designation: PI

Tyrnavos or Tirnavos (Greek: Τύρναβος, or Τίρναβος with the i or the y accented) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, of the Thessaly region of Greece. Its population was 16,900 (2001). Tyrnavos is the prefecture's second largest community and Thessaly's third largest after Larissa and Volos. The town is near the mountains and the Thessalian Plain. The Titarisios River, a tributary of the Pinios River, flows through the town. Tyrnavos is bypassed by the GR-3 (Larissa - Kozani - Niki) and has an old road connecting the town to Elassona. It will be linked with a superhighway numbered 3 (A3) with an unscheduled opening date.

Tyrnavos is located south-southwest of Thessaloniki and Katerini, northwest of Larissa, east-northeast of Trikala and south-southeast of Elassona and Kozani;

Contents

[edit] Subdivisions

  • Kritiri
  • Lygaria
  • Perichora

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Argyropouleio
    • Ano Argyropouleio
    • Votanochori
  • Damasi
    • Damasouli
  • Denrdo Tyrnavou
    • Agia Sofia
    • Platanoulia
  • Tyrnavos

[edit] Population

Year Town population Change Municipal population Change Municipal district population Percent of the
municipality		 Percent of the
prefecture
1981 11,118 - - - - - -
1991 12,028 +910 or +8.18% - - 16,923 - -
2001 11,116 -912 or -7.58% 12,451 -822 or -18.64% 16,900 65.78% 6.05%

[edit] Geography

The municipality are made up of mountains covering the northern portion as well as grasslands. Farmlands dominate the southern portion in which it is the Thessalian Plain and the Titarisios valley.

[edit] Information

The municipality has the only natural lake in the prefecture in which it has a lot of plants. The lake is located 3 km outside Tyrnavos. Tyrnavos is a major wine producing center.

[edit] Other

Tyrnavos has elementary schools, lyceums (high schools), gymnasia (middle schools), banks, churches, a post office, a police station, a pharmacy, restaurants, taverns and a square (plateia).

[edit] Notable people

[edit] References

  • The first version of the article is translated from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (Main page)

[edit] External links

Municipal districts of the municipality of Tyrnavos
Argyropouleio (Ano Argyropouleio | Votanochori) | Damasi (Damasouli) | Dendra Tyrnavos (Agia Sofia | Platanoulia) | Tyrnavos (Kritiri | Lygaria | Perichora)
Greece | Thessaly | Larissa Prefecture | Tyrnavos | Sarantaporo
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Coordinates: 39°44′7, N°22′17