:''This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation)'' {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; empty-cells:show; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:0,5em; background:#DEFFAD;" ! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Periphery: || Thessaly |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Capital: || Volos |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area: || 2,636 square kilometre
List of the prefectures of Greece by area |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" | Inhabitants: || 197,613 ''(1991)'' |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population density: || 74.97/km² |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | ISO 3166-2:GR: || GR-43 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | License plates in Greece: || BO |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Code for the municipalities: || 37xx |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Provinces of Greece: || 3 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Number of municipalities: || 23 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Number of independent communes: || 4 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area codes in Greece: || Greek dialing codes beginning with 242 (030-242x0) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |List of postal codes in Greece || 37xxx elsewhere
38x xx Volos area |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Name of inhabitants: || Magnesian ''sing.''
-s ''pl.'' |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 2-letter abbreviation/HASC: || MG |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Website: || [http://www.magnesia.gr www.magnesia.gr]
(in Greek) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Map |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! colspan="2" align="center" | |} Magnesia (Greek language: Μαγνησία ''Magnisia''), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name ''Magnetes'', is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. About two-thirds to three-fourths of the entire population live in the Greater Volos area which is the second-largest city in Thessaly Much of the population live within the Pagasetic Gulf and the eastern part. It is ranked after Larissa in Greece and ahead of Chalkida. Homeland of the mythical heroes Jason, Peleus and his son Achilles. The modern Magnesian capital is the city of Volos, and the homonymous Prefectures of Greece includes the Almyros plain, Nea Anchialos archaeological excavations, the Pagasetic Gulf, the Mt. Pelion peninsula and the Sporades islands. It is bounded by Fthiotis in the southeast, and Larissa in the west and north. The lagoon of Lake Voivis is to the north and is surrounded with farmlands to the west and mountains to the east. It is one of the prefectures that is bounded with only two prefectures. Most of the settlements are in the western part of the Sporades, southeastern, central, northwestern and along within the Pagasetic Gulf. ==Transportation== *Greece Interstate 1/E75, SW, W, NW *Greece Interstate 6, Cen., NW *Greece Interstate 30, W, Cen. ===Places=== *Volos (pop. 90,000, metrop. 120,000) *Nea Ionia (pop. 30,000) *Pagasae ''ancient'' *Iolcus ''ancient'' *Demetrias ''ancient'' *Nea Anchialos ''ancient'' ==Municipalities== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-) |- | Afetes || 3708 || Neochori (Magnesia), Greece || 370 10 || 24230- |- | Agria || 3701 || Agria || 373 00 || 24280- |- | Aisonia || 3703 || Dimini || 385 00 || 24210 |- | Almyros || 3603 || Almyros || 371 00 || 24220- |- | Alonnisos || 3704 || Alonissos || 370 05 || 24240- |- | Argalasti || 3706 || Argalasti || 370 06 || 24230- |- | Artemida (Magnesia), Greece || 3707 || Ano Lechonia || 385 00 || 24280- |- | Feres || 3726 || Velestino || 375 00 || 24250- |- | Iolcus || 3711 || Anakasia Iolkou || 385 00 || 24210- |- | Karla, Greece || 3712 || Stefanoviki || 375 00 || 24250- |- | Milea || 3715 || Milea (Magnesia), Greece || 370 10 || 24230- |- | Mouresi || 3716 || Tsangarada || 370 12 || 24260- |- | Nea Anchialos || 3717 || Nea Anchialos || 374 00 || 24280- |- | Nea Ionia || 3718 || Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece || 383 & 384 || 24210 |- | Portaria || 3719 || Portaria || 370 11 || 24280- |- | Pteleos || 3720 || Pteleos || 370 07 || 24220- |- | Sipiada || 3721 || Lafkos || 370 06 || 24230- |- | Skiathos || 3722 || Skiathos || 370 03 || 24240- |- | Skopelos || 3723 || Skopelos || 370 03 || 24240- |- | Sourpi || 3724 || Sourpi || 370 08 || 24220- |- | Volos || 3709 || Volos || 380-382 || 2410 |- | Zagora || 3710 || Zagora || 370 01 || 24260- |} ==Communities== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |-bgcolor="#efefef" ! Commune !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-) |- | Anavra || 3705 || Anavra || 350 10 || 22320-9 |- | Keramidi || 3713 || Keramidi (Magnesia), Greece || 385 00 || 24280-7 |- | Makrinitsa || 3714 || Makrinitsa || 370 11 || 24280-99 |- | Trikeri || 3725 || Trikeri || 370 09 || 24230-91 |} *See also: Communities of the Magnesia prefecture ==Persons== *Lavrentios Dianellos, a List of Greeks ==Hotels== *Laodamia Hotel *Protessilaos Hotel == External links == *[http://www.magnesia.gr Homepage of the Magnesia prefecture] *[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/magnesia.html History of Magnesia] *[http://www.magnesia.gr/Promotion_plan/english/history.htm History of Magnesia] *[http://www.travel-pelion.gr Hotels Association Of Magnesia] la:Magnesia Magnesia Prefectures of Greece
{| style="margin:0 auto" align=center class="toccolours" |- !align=center| Municipalities of Magnesia |- |align=center| Afetes | Agria | Dimini | Almyros | Alonissos | Argalasti | Ano Lechonia | Velestino | Iolcos | Stefanoviki | Milea (Magnesia), Greece | Tsangarada | Nea Agchialos | Nea Ionia (Magnesia), Greece | Portaria | Pteleos | Skiathos | Skopelos | Sourpi | Volos | Zagora |- !align=center=| (Non municipal) communes of Magnesia |- |align=center| Anavra | Keramidi (Magnesia), Greece | Makrinitsa | Trikeri |- !align=center=| Provinces of Magnesia |- |align=center| Province of Almyros | Province of the Northern Sporades | Province of Volos |}
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:''This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation)'' {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; empty-cells:show; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:0,5em; background:#DEFFAD;" ! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Periphery: || Thessaly |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Capital: || Volos |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area: || 2,636 square kilometre
List of the prefectures of Greece by area |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" | Inhabitants: || 197,613 ''(1991)'' |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population density: || 74.97/km² |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | ISO 3166-2:GR: || GR-43 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | License plates in Greece: || BO |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Code for the municipalities: || 37xx |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Provinces of Greece: || 3 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Number of municipalities: || 23 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Number of independent communes: || 4 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area codes in Greece: || Greek dialing codes beginning with 242 (030-242x0) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |List of postal codes in Greece || 37xxx elsewhere
38x xx Volos area |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Name of inhabitants: || Magnesian ''sing.''
-s ''pl.'' |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 2-letter abbreviation/HASC: || MG |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Website: || [http://www.magnesia.gr www.magnesia.gr]
(in Greek) |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Map |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ! colspan="2" align="center" | |} Magnesia (Greek language: Μαγνησία ''Magnisia''), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name ''Magnetes'', is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. About two-thirds to three-fourths of the entire population live in the Greater Volos area which is the second-largest city in Thessaly Much of the population live within the Pagasetic Gulf and the eastern part. It is ranked after Larissa in Greece and ahead of Chalkida. Homeland of the mythical heroes Jason, Peleus and his son Achilles. The modern Magnesian capital is the city of Volos, and the homonymous Prefectures of Greece includes the Almyros plain, Nea Anchialos archaeological excavations, the Pagasetic Gulf, the Mt. Pelion peninsula and the Sporades islands. It is bounded by Fthiotis in the southeast, and Larissa in the west and north. The lagoon of Lake Voivis is to the north and is surrounded with farmlands to the west and mountains to the east. It is one of the prefectures that is bounded with only two prefectures. Most of the settlements are in the western part of the Sporades, southeastern, central, northwestern and along within the Pagasetic Gulf. ==Transportation== *Greece Interstate 1/E75, SW, W, NW *Greece Interstate 6, Cen., NW *Greece Interstate 30, W, Cen. ===Places=== *Volos (pop. 90,000, metrop. 120,000) *Nea Ionia (pop. 30,000) *Pagasae ''ancient'' *Iolcus ''ancient'' *Demetrias ''ancient'' *Nea Anchialos ''ancient'' ==Municipalities== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-) |- | Afetes || 3708 || Neochori (Magnesia), Greece || 370 10 || 24230- |- | Agria || 3701 || Agria || 373 00 || 24280- |- | Aisonia || 3703 || Dimini || 385 00 || 24210 |- | Almyros || 3603 || Almyros || 371 00 || 24220- |- | Alonnisos || 3704 || Alonissos || 370 05 || 24240- |- | Argalasti || 3706 || Argalasti || 370 06 || 24230- |- | Artemida (Magnesia), Greece || 3707 || Ano Lechonia || 385 00 || 24280- |- | Feres || 3726 || Velestino || 375 00 || 24250- |- | Iolcus || 3711 || Anakasia Iolkou || 385 00 || 24210- |- | Karla, Greece || 3712 || Stefanoviki || 375 00 || 24250- |- | Milea || 3715 || Milea (Magnesia), Greece || 370 10 || 24230- |- | Mouresi || 3716 || Tsangarada || 370 12 || 24260- |- | Nea Anchialos || 3717 || Nea Anchialos || 374 00 || 24280- |- | Nea Ionia || 3718 || Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece || 383 & 384 || 24210 |- | Portaria || 3719 || Portaria || 370 11 || 24280- |- | Pteleos || 3720 || Pteleos || 370 07 || 24220- |- | Sipiada || 3721 || Lafkos || 370 06 || 24230- |- | Skiathos || 3722 || Skiathos || 370 03 || 24240- |- | Skopelos || 3723 || Skopelos || 370 03 || 24240- |- | Sourpi || 3724 || Sourpi || 370 08 || 24220- |- | Volos || 3709 || Volos || 380-382 || 2410 |- | Zagora || 3710 || Zagora || 370 01 || 24260- |} ==Communities== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |-bgcolor="#efefef" ! Commune !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-) |- | Anavra || 3705 || Anavra || 350 10 || 22320-9 |- | Keramidi || 3713 || Keramidi (Magnesia), Greece || 385 00 || 24280-7 |- | Makrinitsa || 3714 || Makrinitsa || 370 11 || 24280-99 |- | Trikeri || 3725 || Trikeri || 370 09 || 24230-91 |} *See also: Communities of the Magnesia prefecture ==Persons== *Lavrentios Dianellos, a List of Greeks ==Hotels== *Laodamia Hotel *Protessilaos Hotel == External links == *[http://www.magnesia.gr Homepage of the Magnesia prefecture] *[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/magnesia.html History of Magnesia] *[http://www.magnesia.gr/Promotion_plan/english/history.htm History of Magnesia] *[http://www.travel-pelion.gr Hotels Association Of Magnesia] la:Magnesia Magnesia Prefectures of Greece
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{| style="margin:0 auto" align=center class="toccolours" |- !align=center| Municipalities of Magnesia |- |align=center| Afetes | Agria | Dimini | Almyros | Alonissos | Argalasti | Ano Lechonia | Velestino | Iolcos | Stefanoviki | Milea (Magnesia), Greece | Tsangarada | Nea Agchialos | Nea Ionia (Magnesia), Greece | Portaria | Pteleos | Skiathos | Skopelos | Sourpi | Volos | Zagora |- !align=center=| (Non municipal) communes of Magnesia |- |align=center| Anavra | Keramidi (Magnesia), Greece | Makrinitsa | Trikeri |- !align=center=| Provinces of Magnesia |- |align=center| Province of Almyros | Province of the Northern Sporades | Province of Volos |}
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