Karditsa

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Karditsa is also the old name of Akrefnio.
Karditsa
Καρδίτσα
Location
Karditsa (Greece)
Karditsa
Coordinates 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367, 21.917Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367, 21.917
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 108 m (354 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Thessaly
Prefecture: Karditsa
Mayor: Dominikos Verillis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 37,768
 - Area:[2] 110.086 km² (43 sq mi)
 - Density: 343 /km² (889 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 431 00
Telephone: 24410
Auto: ΚΑ
Website
www.karditsa-city.gr

Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa Prefecture.

Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka.

Karditsa has schools, lyceums, gymnasium, the Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly, three technical education departments, church, banks, a post office, a railway station on the Trikala - Karditsa - Domokos line, a sports ground, a water tower, and squares (plateies). Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths. Approximately 30% of all the city transportation, according to the National Technical University of Athens, is done by bicycles.

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History

Karditsa was the first city in Europe to be liberated from Nazi occupation. The campaign in Thessaly was fought by ELAS (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, Ellinikos Laïkos Apeleftherotikos Stratos), or Greek People's Liberation Army, the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM), throughout the period of Greek Resistance until February 1945.

Subdivisions

The municipality of Karditsa is divided into six parts (boroughs):

Historical population

Year Population Change
1981 27,532 -
1991 30,067 +2,535/+9.21%
2001 37,768 +7,701/+25.61%

Culture

Sporting Clubs

  • Anagennisi Karditsa (Football)
  • AO Karditsa (Football)
  • Asteras Karditsa (Football)
  • SPA Karditsa (Volleyball)

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ (Greek) "Basic Characteristics". Ministry of the Interior. www.ypes.gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

External links

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