Boring facts about Larissa

These are the boring facts about Larissa, OK, some of these facts may be helpful, But I was amazed at how much totally useless and dry information there was out there. And very difficult to understand. I cut and pasted the information from other sites, So I am not responsible for any typos or misinformation presented on this particular. page.

Being from Canada, when I first heard the word "prefecture" I had no idea what it meant. Well, let's look at the geography of Canada and then the United States so you can compare it to that of Greece.

First Canada,

The city of Calgary is in the Province of Alberta and the Province of Alberta is in the country of Canada.

Now the United States,

The city of Seattle is in the state of Washington and the state of Washington is in the country of the United States.

Now Greece (get ready, it is about to get complicated)

The town of Elafos is in the Municipality of Agia, Agia is in the prefecture of Larissa, Larissa is in the periphery of Thessalia. Thessalia is in the country of Greece.

Now it's going to get a little more complicated.

The town of Agia is in the Municipality of Agia, which is in the prefecture of Larissa, which is in the periphery of Thessalia, which is in the country of Greece..

Now it's going to get even more complicated.

The city of Larissa
is located in the Municipality of Larissa,
which is in the prefecture of Larissa,
which is in the periphery of Thessalia,
which is in the country of Greece.

Before you start thinking that this is humorous, think about New York, New York. Or Quebec City, Quebec.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Periphery Thessaly
Capital Larissa
Population 282,447 (2005)Ranked 7th
Area 5,381 km² Ranked 2nd
Population density 52.5/km² Ranked 26th
Number of provinces 5
Number of municipalities 28
Number of communities 3
Postal codes 40x xx - 41x xx
Area codes 2410, 249x0
Licence plate code ??



Larissa is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Larissa. The prefecture was created in the 1880s after the war when Thessaly became a part of Greece. The prefecture until after the war in 1947 included Magnesia.



Geography
It is the second largest prefecture in area in Greece, exceeded only by Aetolia-Acarnania. Larissa prefecture features the Tempe Valley, and the NE part of the Pineios River. It is the largest prefecture in Thessaly covering about one-third of the region. It also contains the tallest mountain in Greece, Mount Olympus with an elevation of 2,917 m. The climate is more continental than any other part of Greece. It has a Mediterranean climate with dry hot summers and mild to cool winters, except in the mountain areas which get warm summers and cold winters. The highest temperature ever recorded was 45.2°C and the coldest was -21.6°C. In the summer, Larissa is often the warmest area in Greece and often the coldest in winter.
It is bounded by the prefectures of Kozani to the northwest, Pieria to the northeast (both in Macedonia), the Aegean Sea to the east, Magnesia to the southeast, Phthiotis to the south (in Central Greece periphery), Karditsa to the southwest and Trikala to the west. Larissa and Kozani are the prefectures that border the most other prefectures.
The southern part, the northern part, and the northwestern part are heavily covered with forests while the central, the southwestern, the western and the southeastern part are covered with fertile land that is called the Thessalian Plain. The barren rocks are to the east and the northeast within the Aegean Sea and in the Olympus area. Lake Voivi is situated in the southeast and is a lagoon dividing the Thessalian Plain and the Pelion ranges, and with the prefecture of Magnesia.


Transportation
* Greece Interstate 1/E75, SE, Cen., E
* Greece Interstate 3, S, Cen., NW
* Greece Interstate 6, W, Cen., SE
* Greece Interstate 26, NW
* Greece Interstate 30, S



A list of all the communities in the Larissa prefecture


A-B
* Achilio
* Agia
* Agia Sofia
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agiokampos
* Agios Georgios
* Agnanteri/Agnanderi/Agnaderi
* Aigani
* Amofrio
* Ampelakia Larissas
* Ampelia
* Ampelonas
* Amygdali
* Amygdalia
* Anatoli
* Anavra
* Ano Platykampos
* Argyropoulio
* Armenio
* Asprochoma
* Astolofos


C-D
* Chalki
* Chalkiades
* Chara
* Dasolofos
* Deleria
* Dendra
* Dendrochori
* Dilofo
* Dimitra
* Dolichi/Dolihi
* Domeniko
* Doxara
* Drimos


E-F
* Elafos
* Elassona
* Elatia
* Eleftheres
* Eleftherio
* Evangelismos, SW of Elassona
* Evangelismos, in the Tempe Valley
* Falana
* Farsalos
* Flampouro


G-I
* Galanovrysi
* Gerakari
* Geraneia
* Giannouli
* Gianota
* Gonni or Goni
* Gyrtoni


K-L
* Itea
* Kalamaki
* Kalipefki
* Kallithea, in the Elassona province
* Kallithea, in the southern part of Larissa
* Kalochori
* Kalyvia
* Karitsa
* Karya Olympou
* Kastri
* Katochori
* Kato Vasilika
* Kefalovryso
* Kileler
* Kokkinogio
* Kokkino Nero
* Kokkinopylos
* Koilada
* Koutsochero
* Krania Elassonas
* Kranea
* Kranno
* Krini
* Kryovryssi
* Kyparissia
* Kyparissos
* Kypseli
* Kypselochori
* Larissa
* Leivadi
* Likoudi
* Lofos


M-N
* Magoula
* Makrychori
* Marmarini
* Mavrovouni
* Mea Eleftherochori
* Mega Monastiri
* Megali Chalki
* Megalo Evydrio
* Megalovryso
* Melia
* Melissa
* Melivoia or Melivia
* Mesochori
* Metaxochori
* Mikro Vouno
* Milea
* Moira/Mira?
* Modestos
* Moschochori
* Namata
* Narthaki
* Nea Lefki
* Nea Messangala
* Nees Karyes
* Neo Perivoli
* Neraida
* Neromyli
* Nesso
* Nikaia/Nikaia Larissas


O-P
* Olympiada
* Omolio
* Omorfochori
* Ossa
* Palaiokastro
* Palaiopyrgos
* Parapotamos
* Platanos
* Platykampos
* Polydamio
* Polyneri
* Potamia
* Pournari
* Pretori
* Psychiko
* Pyrgetos
* Pythio


R-S
* Rachoula
* Rapsani
* Refmatia
* Rodia
* Sarantaporo
* Sarkolo
* Sitochori
* Skiti
* Sklithro
* Skopia
* Skotoussa
* Sotiri
* Sotiritsa
* Sparmos
* Spilia
* Stavros
* Stefanovouni
* Stomio Pyrgetou
* Sykaminea
* Sykia
* Sykouri


T-V
* Tembi
* Terpsithea
* Thetida
* Tsapourina
* Tsaritsani
* Tyrnavos
* Valavida
* Vamvakou
* Vassili
* Verdikousa
* Vlachogiano
* Vounena
* Vouvala
* Vriotopos


X-Z
* Yperia
* Zappeio
* Zoodochos Pigi

From the website www.larissa-dimos.gr/

Larissa is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. It is a main agricultural centre and a transportation hub, linked by rail with the port of Volos and with Thessaloniki and Athens. The population of the greater area is 165,000 people. The dominance of agriculture has made Larissa one of the main bulwarks of the Greek Communist Party.

Geography
The elevation of Larissa Airport is 73 m.
The skiing resort of Pelion Mountain is to the east and is the closest resort which is 59 km E.


History Traces of Paleolithic human settlement have been recovered from the area, but it was peripheral to areas of advanced culture. The area around Larissa was extremely fruitful - it was agriculturally important and in antiquity was known for its horses. The city finally moved closer to the rest of Greece. The name Larissa, which pre-dates Indo-European languages[citation needed], was common to many Pelasgian towns and comes from the Greek nymph Larissa. Larissa, sometimes written Larisa on ancient coins and inscriptions, is near the site of the Homeric Argissa. It appears in early times, when Thessaly was mainly governed by a few aristocratic families, as an important city under the rule of the Aleuadae, whose authority extended over the whole district of Pelasgiotis. This powerful family possessed for many generations before 369 BC the privilege of furnishing the Tagus, or generalissimo, of the combined Thessalian forces. The principal-rivals of the Aleuadae were the Scopadac of Crannon, the remains of which (called by the Turks Old Larissa) are about 14 miles south west. The inhabitants sided with Athens during the Peloponnesian War, and during the Roman invasion their city was of considerable importance. Since the 5th century it has been the seat of an archbishop. Larissa was the headquarters of Ali Pasha during the Greek War of Independence, and of the crown prince Constantine during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. The flight of the Greek army from this place to Pharsala took place on the 23 April 1897. Until 1881 it was the seat of a pasha in the wilaya of Iannina. In Turkish, it was known as Yenisehr-i Fenar (New Town in Greece). Its long subjection to Ottoman rule has left little trace of antiquity. It was formerly a Turkish military centre and most of the people were of Turkish origin. In the 19th century, there was a small village in the outskirts of town inhabited by Africans from the Sudan, a curious remnant of the forces collected by Ali Pasha. In the 19th century, the town produced leather, cotton, silk and tobacco. Fevers and agues were prevalent owing to bad drainage and the overflowing of the river; and the death-rate was higher than the birth rate. It was also renowned for the minarets of its mosques (four of which were still in use in the early part of the 20th century) and the Muslim burial grounds. A considerable portion of the Turkish population emigrated in 1881. During the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, Turkish troops entered the city once again. After a treaty for peace was signed, they withdrew and Larissa remained permanently in Greece. This was followed by a further exodus of Turks in 1898.

Historical population
* 1889: 13,610 (city)
* 1907: 18,001 (city)
* 1907: 95,066 (prefecture)
* 1991: 277,973 (prefecture)
* 2001: 126,076 (city)
* 2001: 279,305 (prefecture)


Sporting teams
* AEL 1964 - first division(A' Ethniki) Greek Champions 1988 Cup Winners 1985
* Apollonas Larissas
* Olympia Larissas (Basketball team)
* GS Larisas (Basketball team)


Geological features named after Larissa
* Larissa Chasma on Dione, an important location in Roman History when Greece was part of the Roman Empire during ancient times.


Persons
* Konstantinos Chalkias
* Paraskevas Boubourakas (top model, author)
* Dimosthenis Dikoudis (basketball player)
* Alexis Georgoulis October 6, 1974,( actor)
* Yannis Goumas (May 24, 1975, a Panathinaikos football (soccer) player
* Kostas Gousgounis
* Fani Halkia (runner)
* Dimitris P. Kraniotis (poet, medical doctor)
* Lakis Lazopoulos (actor, comedian, script author & director)
* Georgios Mitsibonas (1962-1997), (football player)
* Thanassis Papakonstantinou (1959 in Tyrnavos)
* Georgios Seremetis (1879 in Skamnia Elassonas - 1950)
* Vasilios Spanoulis (basketball player)
* Anna Vagena (actress)

From the website http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Larissa

LARISSA (Turk. Yeni Shehr, " new town "), the most important town of Thessaly, situated in a rich agricultural district on the right bank of the Salambria (Peneios, Peneus, Peneius), about 35 m. N.W. of Volo, with which it is connected by rail. Pop. (1889) 13,610, (1907) 18,001. Till 1881 it was the seat of a pasha in the vilayet of Jannina; it is now the capital of the Greek province and the seat of a nomarch. Its long subjection to Turkey has left little trace of antiquity, and the most striking features in the general view are the minarets of the disused mosques (only four are now in use) and the Mahommedan burying-grounds. It was formerly a Turkish military centre and most of the people were of Turkish blood. In the outskirts is a village of Africans from the Sudan - a curious remnant of the forces collected by Ali Pasha. The manufactures include Turkish leather, cotton, silk and tobacco; trade and industry, however, are far from prosperous, though improving owing to the immigration of the Greek commercial element. Fevers and agues are prevalent owing to bad drainage and the overflowing of the river; and the death-rate is higher than the birth-rate. A considerable portion of the Turkish population emigrated in 1881; a further exodus took place in 1898. The department of Larissa had in 1907 a population of 95,066. Larissa, written Larisa on ancient coins and inscriptions, is near the site of the Homeric Argissa. It appears in early times, when Thessaly was mainly governed by a few aristocratic families, as an important city under the rule of the Aleuadae, whose authority extended over the whole district of Pelasgiotis. This powerful family possessed for many generations before 369 B.C. the privilege of furnishing the Tagus, or generalissimo, of the combined Thessalian forces. The principal rivals of the Aleuadae were the Scopadae of Crannon, the remains of which (called by the Turks Old Larissa) are about 14 m. to the S.W. The inhabitants sided with Athens during the Peloponnesian War, and during the Roman invasion their city was of considerable importance. Since the 5th century it has been the seat of an archbishop, who has now fifteen suffragans. Larissa was the headquarters of Ali Pasha during the Greek War of Independence, and of the crown prince Constantine during the Greco-Turkish War; the flight of the Greek army from this place to Pharsala took place on the 23rd of April 1897. Notices of some ancient inscriptions found at Larissa are given by Miller in Melanges philologiques (Paris, 1880); several sepulchral reliefs were found in the neighbourhood in 1882. A few traces of the ancient acropolis and theatre are still visible. The name Larissa was common to many " Pelasgian " towns, and apparently signified a fortified city or burg, such as the citadel of Argos. Another town of the name in Thessaly was Larissa Cremaste, surnamed Pelasgia (Strabo ix. p. 440), situated on the slope of Mt. Othrys. (J. D. B.) Laristan, a sub-province of the province of Fars in Persia, bounded E. and N.E. by Kerman and S. by the Persian Gulf. It lies between 26° 30' and 28° 25' N. and between 52° 30' and 55° 30' E. and has an extreme breadth and length of 120 and 210 m. respectively, with an area of about 20,000 sq. m. Pop. about 90,000. Laristan consists mainly of mountain ranges in the north and east, and of arid plains varied with rocky hills and sandy valleys stretching thence to the coast. In the highlands, where some fertile upland tracts produce corn, dates and other fruits.