Magnesia Prefecture

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Magnesia Prefecture
Νομός Μαγνησίας
Former
List of the prefectures of Greece by population
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)

Magnesia Prefecture (

Kallikratis programme, and split into the regional units of Magnesia and the Sporades
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The toponym is ancient to the region. Ore that attracts iron is common in Magnesia, which is the origin of words such as magnet and magnetism[1] as well as the chemical element magnesium.

Sources

  1. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=magnet