| Tsagkarada Τσαγκαράδα |
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The church of Agia Paraskevi. |
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Tsagkarada
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Magnesia |
| Municipality: | Zagora-Mouresi |
| Municipal unit: | Mouresi |
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| - Population: | 603 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΒΟ |
Tsagkarada (Greek: Τσαγκαράδα), is a village that is part of the municipal unit of Mouresi in the eastern part of Magnesia, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality Mouresi. It sits on the slopes of the Pelio mountains. Tsagkarada is located southeast of Zagora, north of Agios Lavrentios and about 55 km east of the city of Volos (Magnesia's capital). Tsagkarada is linked with the road linking with Agios Lavrentios and near Zagora. It stretches from north to south as well as residential buildings and are surrounded by forests as well. Its population in 2001 was 710 and 784 for its municipal district which includes Mylopotamos. The altitude is 450 meters. It offers a view of the Aegean Sea to the northeast. The area around Tsagkarada are made up of forest to the east and the west while the extreme west features grasslands and the top of mount Pilio. The village was featured in a documentary about Mouresi as well as Traveling in Greece.
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The village features church, four scenic square in homonymous sections of the village with a tree, historic buildings and a cultural centre?. A school built in the area was funded in the late-1990s for the students around the municipality. Its nearest beach lies to the east. It also features an arched bridge, cobbled streets, a thousand-year-old plane tree and more.
Its main business are agriculture with some shops and services in the area. Farmlands are not far from the village.
| Year | Population |
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| 1981 | 646 |
| 1991 | 722 |
| 2001 | 710 |
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