Krannonas

Coordinates: 39°31′N 22°21′E / 39.517°N 22.350°E / 39.517; 22.350
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Krannonas (

municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kileler, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is located southwest of the regional capital Larissa. In 2021 its population was 127 for the community and 2,007 for the municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 205.242 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was Agioi Anargyroi. It is located north of Farsala and NNE of Palamas
and Karditsa.

The municipal unit boundaries extend as far south as the Fyllio Mountains where its highest point is 533 m, as far north as Koilada and Larissa and as far east as Nikaia. In the west it borders the Karditsa regional unit.

In the territory of Krannonas, at a place called Palealarissa, is the site of the ancient city of

Macedon and Athens with its allies.[4]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Krannonas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.