Thessaly
| Thessaly Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας |
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| — Region o Greece — | |
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| Kintra |  Greece |
| Caipital | Larissa |
| Regional units | |
| Govrenment | |
| - Regional govrenor | Constantinos Agorastos (ND) |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 14,037 km2 (5,419.7 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2005) | |
| - Tot | 760,000 |
| - Densitie | 54.1/km2 (140.2/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-E |
| Wabsteid | www.pthes.gov.gr |
Thessaly (Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía — Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalia) is a traditional geographical region an an admeenistrative region o Greece, comprisin maist o the auncient region o the same name. Afore the Greek Daurk Ages, Thessaly wis kent as Aeolia, an appears thus in Homer's Odyssey.
Thessaly became pairt o the modren Greek state in 1881, efter fower an a hauf centuries o Ottoman rule. Syne 1987 it forms ane o the kintra's 13 regions[1] an is further (syne the Kallikratis reform o 2010) sub-dividit intae 5 regional units an 25 municipalities. The caipital o the region is Larissa. Thessaly lees in central Greece an borders the regions o Macedonie on the north, Epirus on the wast, Central Greece on the sooth an the Aegean Sea on the east. The Thessaly region includes the Sporades islands an aw.
See an aw [edit]
- Leet o traditional Greek place names
- CERETETH, Center of Technology Thessaly
References [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Greek)
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