Karditsa ( Greek : Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καρδίτσας , [karˈðit͡sa] ) is one of the regional units of Greece . It is part of the region of Thessaly . Its name is derived from its capital Karditsa , a town of approximately 56,000 people.
8-555: Palamas (Greek: Παλαμάς) is a town and a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit , Greece . Palamas is located south-southwest of Larissa , the capital of Thessaly, northwest of Lamia , north of Sofades , east-northeast of Karditsa and east-southeast of Trikala . Palamas is linked with the road linking Karditsa and Larissa. It also serves roads with the GR-6 (Larissa - Trikala - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa ) and Sofades . The Pineios River
16-548: A number of highways E75 and the main railway from Volos to Meteora crosses Thessaly . The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos in a small distance from Karditsa . Konstantinos Thanos Konstantinos Thanos (born 1 January 1973) is a Greek wrestler who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Athens . Konstantinos Thanos at
24-871: Is one of UNESCO 's protected cultural monuments. The city is also an important knowledge centre, supporting the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Public and Community Health, Forestry and Wood Sciences, and Science of Foods and Nutrition, departments of the University of Thessaly . There is also a Police Academy. Archbishops: Athletes: Military: Politicians: Singers: Others: Antigoni Drisbioti , Helena Paparizou , Dimitris Mitropanos , Fotini Velesiotu , Dionisis Tsaknis , Kostas Kafasis , Konstantinos Thanos , Ioannis Bourousis , Nina Kaloutsa , Sakis Tsiolis , Vaios Karagiannis , Mimis Gkioulekas , Charilaos Florakis , G.Mpaltadoros , G.Siantos , N. Plastiras , There are
32-403: Is subdivided into 6 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): Karditsa was created as a prefecture ( Greek : Νομός Καρδίτσας ) in 1899, and again in 1947. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform , the regional unit Karditsa was created out of the former prefecture Karditsa. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time,
40-479: Is to the north as well as the Trikala regional unit . The municipality Palamas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: The municipality has an area of 382.722 km, the municipal unit 154.077 km. The municipal unit of Palamas is divided into the following communities: Karditsa (regional unit) The regional unit Karditsa
48-591: The 1970s and the 1980s for its villages, and its economy later declined, seeing high unemployment in the prefecture. The population was 121,775 in 2001. The plains of central and southern Karditsa are inhabited by the Karagounides ( Greek : Καραγκούνηδες ), while the Agrafa mountains in the west of the prefecture are dominated by a strong Sarakatsani ( Greek : Σαρακατσάνοι ) and Aromanian , or Vlach ( Greek : Βλάχοι - Vlahi ), element. The Public Market of Karditsa
56-697: The municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. Encompassing the ancient geographical region of Thessaliotis , one of the four ancient districts of Thessaly , the present day Karditsa regional unit was in the Kingdom of Macedonia and later the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until 1881 and finally Greece after the liberation of Thessaly. Its economy and agriculture boomed during that period; Karditsa
64-527: Was administered as the Trikala–Karditsa prefecture until 1947. It was affected by World War II and the Greek Civil War which saw many buildings destroyed and inhabitants left homeless and in hiding. The prefecture was later rebuilt and received electricity, appliances and motorised transport, while emigration also began in the 1950s, when construction of Lake Plastiras was added. Television arrived in
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