| Domokos Δομοκός |
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Domokos |
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Domokos
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Central Greece |
| Regional unit: | Phthiotis |
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| - Population: | 14,793 |
| - Area: | 707.5 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) |
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| - Population: | 5,692 |
| Community | |
| - Population: | 1,556 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΜΙ |
Domokos (Greek: Δομοκός) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The town Domokos is the seat of the municipality of Domokos[1] and of the former Domokos Province. The town is built on a mountain slope overlooking the plain of Thessaly, 36km from the city of Lamia.
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In 1897, during the Greco-Turkish War, some Italian volunteers under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi's son, Ricciotti Garibaldi, helped the Greeks in the battle of Domokos. Among them there was also one of the members of Italian Parliament, Antonio Fratti, who heroically died in fightening.
The municipality Domokos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]
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