Larissa, capital and largest city of the Thessaly region

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Ancient theatre of Larisa © Fsb2004

Ancient theatre of Larisa © Fsb2004

Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos. Larissa, within its municipality, has 163,000 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,000. The urban area of the city, although mostly contained within the Larissa municipality, also includes the communities of Giannouli, Platykampos, Nikaia, Terpsithea and several other suburban settlements, bringing the wider urban area population of the city to about 220,000 inhabitants. Today, Larissa is a major commercial and industrial centre in Greece. Legend has it that Achilles was born here, and that Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, died here.

There are a number of highways including E75 and the main railway from Athens to Thessaloniki (Salonika) crossing through Thessaly. The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through the International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos a short distance from Larissa. Larissa lies on the river Pineios.

Ancient theatre of Larisa © Fsb2004 Archeological Museum © Ggia/cc-by-sa-3.0 Alkazar Park Lake © NNeilAlieNN/cc-by-sa-3.0 Cathedral of Saint Achilles © Pilotos/cc-by-sa-3.0 Horse, symbol of the city © Pilotos/cc-by-sa-3.0 Municipal Gallery of Larisa © Glavkos/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Cathedral of Saint Achilles © Pilotos/cc-by-sa-3.0
The municipal unit of Larissa is divided into four city-districts or municipal communities (29 city areas) plus 2 suburban communities (Amphithea and Koulourion). The Municipality includes also the Community of Terpsithèa (with the suburban community of Argyssa). From 1 January 2011, in accordance with the Kallikratis plan (new administrative division of Greece), the new municipality of Larissa includes also the former municipalities of Giannouli and Koilada.

The province of Larissa was one of the provinces of the Larissa Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Larissa (except the municipal unit Giannouli) and Tempi (except the municipal units Gonnoi and Kato Olympos). It was abolished in 2006.

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