Karditsa prefecture

2008-07-02T23:28:52Z

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'''Karditsa''' is one of the fifty-one [[prefecture|prefectures of Greece]]. It is within the [[Thessaly]] periphery. It is mostly an agricultural prefecture. Capital of this prefecture is the city of [[Karditsa]], a small city of approximately 35,000 people. It is one of the prefectures that has no provinces. Karditsa is known for its beautiful countryside and friendly people. The building of [[Dimotiki Agora]] (Δημοτική Αγορά) or Public Market is found in the city and is one of UNESCO's protected cultural monuments.

The city is also an important centre of knowledge, as based there are the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the [[University of Thessaly]], the Faculty of Wood and Furniture Technology and the Faculty of Forestry Technology of the [[Educational an Technological Institution of Larissa]]. There is also a police academy.

Karditsa is about 300 kilometers from [[Athens]] and can be reached by bus or train from Athens and [[Thessaloniki]]. It is located SSE of Trikala, SW of Larisa and NE of Arta.

The western half of the prefecture is dominated by the [[Pindus]] mountains, famous for the Agrafa region of Greece.

There are no provinces in Karditsa.

Karditsa is bounded by the prefectures of [[Trikala prefecture|Trikala]] to the north, [[Larisa prefecture|Larisa]] to the east, [[Phthiotis prefecture|Phthiotis]] to the southeast, [[Aitoloakarnania prefecture|Aitoloakarnania]] and [[Evrytania prefecture|Evritania]] to the southwest and [[Arta prefecture|Arta]] to the west. The main rivers are [[Megdova]] to the south, one, another to the northwest to the east and the [[Pineios River (Thessaly)|Pineios River]] to the north.

==Geography==

The farmlands dominate the central and the eastern part which is part of the [[Thessalian Plain]] while mountains dominate the southern and the western part. The [[Plastiras Dam]] and [[Lake Plastiras]] is to the south which supplies water to the plains and the central part of Greece.

==Transportation==

*[[Greece Interstate 30]], NW, Cen., SE
*Karditsa - Larissa road, Cen., NE

==Places==

*Karditsa
*[[Palamas]]
*[[Sofades]]

==Persons==
*[[Nikolaos Plastiras]], General and politician
*[[Vassilis Papazachos]]
*[[Georgios Karaiskakis]], revolutionary
*[[Charilaos Florakis]], Communist politician
*[[Babis Bakalis]], composer

==Municipalities==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
|-
| [[Acheloos (municipality)|Acheloos]] || 2404 || [[Vrangiana]] || 430 66 || 24450-31
|-
| [[Argithea]] || 2402 || [[Anthiro]] || 430 65 || 24450-31
|-
| [[Arni (Karditsa)|Arni]] || 2403 || [[Matarangas (Karditsa)|Matarangas]] || 433 00 || 24430-41
|-
| [[Fyllo]] || 2421 || [[Itea (Karditsa)|Itea]] || 430 62 || 24440-31
|-
| [[Itamos]] || 2406 || [[Kallithiro]] || 431 00 || 24410-81
|-
| [[Ithomi (Karditsa)|Ithomi]] || 2405 || [[Fanari (Karditsa)|Fanari]] || 430 64 || 24410-39
|-
| Kallifoni || 2407 || [[Kallifoni]] || 431 00 || 24410-88
|-
| '''[[Karditsa_municipality|Karditsa]]''' || 2409 || [[Karditsa (city) |Karditsa]] || 431 00 || 24410-2 thru 7
|-
| [[Menelaida]] || 2410 || [[Kedros]] || 433 00 || 24430-51
|-
| Mitropolis || 2411 || [[Mitropolis (Karditsa)|Mitropolis]] || 431 00 || 24410-55
|-
| Mouzaki || 2412 || [[Mouzaki]] || 430 60 || 24450-4
|-
| [[Nevropoli Agrafon]] || 2413 || [[Mesenikolas]] || 430 60 || 24410-92
|-
| Palamas || 2414 || [[Palamas]] || 432 00 || 24440-2
|-
| [[Pamisos]] || 2415 || [[Agnantero (Karditsa) |Agnantero]] || 430 61 || 24410-8
|-
| [[Plastira (municipality)|Plastira]] || 2416 || [[Morfovouni]] || 430 67 || 24410-95
|-
| Rentina || 2417 || [[Rentina|Rentina Karditsas]] || 430 68 || 24430-71
|-
| [[Selana]] || 2418 || [[Proasteio (Karditsa) |Proasteio]] || 430 70 || 24410-5
|-
| Sofades || 2419 || [[Sofades]] || 433 00 || 24430-2
|-
| [[Tamasio]] || 2420 || [[Leontari (Tamasio) |Leontari]] ||| 430 63 || 24430-31
|}

==Communities==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Commune !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
|-
| [[Athamanon]] || 2401 || [[Petrilo]] || 430 69 || 24450-31
|}

*See: [[List of communities of Karditsa]]

==External links==

*[http://www.culture.gr/maps/thessal/karditsa/karditsa.html Map of Karditsa]
*[http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/Greece/Prefectures/Karditsa/ Directory for Karditsa]
*in Greek:
**[http://www.epka.gr/ Επαγγελματίες Καρδίτσας/]
**http://www.e-city.gr/karditsa/
**http://www.karditsa-net.gr/
**[http://www.mykarditsa.gr/ MyKarditsa], includes news and so much more
**http://www.e-karditsa.gr/

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