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 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./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.
[edit] See an aw
- Leet o traditional Greek place names
- CERETETH, Center of Technology Thessaly
[edit] References
[edit] Freemit airtins
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Greek)
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