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Topic: Trikala Prefecture


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  Trikala - Phantis
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
It is the capital of the Trikala prefecture.
Located in the fertile plain of Thessaly in central Greece, modern Trikala is the Homeric Trica (Trikki), one of the places touted as the birthplace of Aesculapius (Asklepios).
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 Trikala - Definition, explanation
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a city and a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Another Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a town in western Corinthia, 33 km south of Xylokastro, and west of Stymphalia.
Another Trikala is situated in the eastern part of the prefecture of Imathia.
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The Trikala prefecture borders Grevena in the North, Ioannina and Arta in the West, Karditsa in the South and Larissa in the East.
TRIKALA THE CAPITAL Trikala is a modern town with a population of 40,000 inhabitants and is a major cultural and trading center in Thessaly.
The village is 4,5 km West of Trikala and it is one of the oldest villages in Thessaly.
hellas.ncsr.gr /mountains/PIERIA.doc   (1703 words)

  
 Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prefectures: The 54 prefectures (nomoi, singular nomos) subdivide into 147 provinces (eparchies, singular eparchia), which contain 1,033 municipalities and communities: 900 urban municipalities (dimoi, singular dimos) and 133 rural communities (koinotites, singular koinotita).
The mythical Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in the country, located in the northern Pieria prefecture, near Thessaloniki.
Expansive plains are primarily located in the prefectures of Thessaly, Central Macedonia and Thrace.
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 Trikala - in Thessaly
Trikala is a city located within the region of central Greece, towards the north western side of the area called Thessaly.
This city is the capital of the Prefecture of Trikala and can be found towards the north western side of Athens and Karditsa, to the eastern side of Metsovo and Loannina, to the to the western area of Larissa, to the south western of Thessaloniki, and to the south of Grevena.
Trikala owes its name to Trikki, the daughter of Pinios, and is also said that this spot was where Aesculapious or Asklepios was born.
www.eurotomic.com /greece/trikala-in-thessaly.php   (395 words)

  
 Prefecture of Corinth - krikos-estate.gr   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Passing through the prefecture, it is obvious that this is a place with a history that goes back to the ancient years.
Trikala is appropriate for winter excursions and one of the most popular destinations.
In Kato Trikala, the church of St. Dimitrios, built in 1697, with its impressive impressionistic murals of the 18th century, is of special interest.
www.krikos-estate.gr /corinthos.asp?lng=en   (1348 words)

  
 Anglo-Hellenic Teacher Recruitment - English Teachers in Greece
It was also believed that Trikala was the birth-place of Aesculapius; which explains the existence of the oldest sanctuary to the physician-god, the ruins of which are SW of the town.
It was also believed that Trikala was the birthplace of Aesculapius, which explains the existence of the oldest sanctuary to the physician-god, the ruins of which are southwest of the town.
The town of Trikala, the homeland of the god of medicine, Asklipiou, the town, which was built in, prehistoric times and which wrote enormous history, captures you at first sight.
www.anglo-hellenic.com /vacancies/trikala.htm   (778 words)

  
 Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in the country, located in the northern Pieria prefecture, near Thessaloniki.
Expansive plains are primarily located in the prefectures of Thessaly, Central Macedonia and Thrace.
The Alpine type is dominant mainly in Western Greece (Epirus, Central Greece, Thessaly, Western Macedonia as well as in the western and central parts of Peloponessus, including the prefectures of Achaea, Arkadia and parts of Lakonia, where the Pindus range passes by).
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 Trikala at AllExperts
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
It is the capital of the Trikala Prefecture.
Trikala is one of the few European cities to offer such a service for free.
en.allexperts.com /e/t/tr/trikala.htm   (459 words)

  
 Trikala information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Located in the fertile plain of Thessaly in central Greece, modern Trikala is the Homeric Trica (Trikki), one of the places touted as the birthplace of Aesculapius (Asklepios), who is more often said to have been born at Epidaurus, where his main temple was situated in antiquity.
Another Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a village in western Corinthia, 33 km south of Xylokastro, and west of Stymphalia.
Another village named Trikala is situated in the eastern part of the prefecture of Imathia.
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 Municipality of Kleinovos - Prefecture of Trikala - Greece
Municipality of Kleinovos - Prefecture of Trikala - Greece
The highest village of Trikala, at an altitude of 1480 m, 75 km from Trikala, it is deserted in the winter.
The 300 inhabitants, mostly stock-farmers, move to the town of Farsala together with the village council.
www.dimoskleinovou.gr /diadromes_eg.asp?tpage=diadromes&diadromiID=7   (351 words)

  
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Crowned by the Byzantine castle, on the summit of the wooded hill of the ancient acropolis, Trikala spreads on the banks of the river Lithaios, which is spanned by quaint bridges.
A short distance south of Kalambaka is Theopetra, an impressive rock with a cave of archaeological importance, which has yielded evidence of occupation from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic Age.
To the southwest of Trikala (18 km away) is the town of Pyli or Porta, guarding the narrow pass between Thessaly and Epirus, through the Pindos Mountains.
www.grecian.net /GREECE/thessaly/trikala/trikala.htm   (456 words)

  
 Palaiochori Information
Palaiochori, a village in the municipality of Athamanio in the Arta Prefecture
Palaiochori, a village in the island of and the Corfu prefecture
Palaiochori, a settlement in the island of and the Samos prefecture
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 All Trikala hotels,trikala vacation,trikala holidays,Trikala
Trikala, the homonymous capital of the prefecture is built on the site of the Homeric city of Trikke.
Crowned by the Byzantine castle, on the summit of the wooded hill of the ancient acropolis,
Trikala spreads on the banks of the river Lithaios, which is spanned by quaint bridges.
www.vacation.gr /gr/thessalia-hotels/trikala.html   (361 words)

  
 World J Gastroenterol
Trikala is a semirural prefecture of Central Greece with a population of 138 946 (census 1991).
Trikala is one of the four prefectures of Thessalia county, which is a semirural area of Central Greece.
The population of Trikala is relatively stable and with only three specialists and one hospital, it was easy to carry out the study.
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 hotel-apartments-rooms-tourism-trikala-meteora-kalambaka-thessaly-greece
Trikala prefecture is mountainous and assembles the interest of visitors all the time.
The capital of prefecture is a modern city with many beauties, good street-layout, open squares, parks and pedestrian zone.
It is the commercial and intellectual center of prefecture and has long delivery in the song.
www.web-greece.gr /trikala.htm   (463 words)

  
 Trikala - Japan
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Trikala has also been known as the watermelon (karpouzi) capital of Greece.
Trikala is also home to A.O. Trikala which is a professional football team that competed in the Greek first division as recently as the year 2000.
trikala.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Trikala   (840 words)

  
 Prefecture of Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
To the southeast is the valley of Trikala, crossed by the Pineos River, part of the large Thessalia Plain, the largest plain in Greece.
The prefecture, like much of the region has a rich and varied history with many invasions and battles with periods of peace and prosperity in between.
The inhabitants of the city of Trikala have fought in the Persian Wars in the 5 th century BC.
www.hellasblue.com /eng/districts/thessaly/trikala/index.html   (276 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Trikala
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Trikala has also been known as the watermelon (karpouzi) capital of Greece.
Trikala is also home to A.O. Trikala which is a professional football team that competed in the Greek first division as recently as the year 2000.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Trikala   (445 words)

  
 Trikala travel guide
Trikala also has the General Hospital of the Trikala Prefecture.
It was housed in the Matsopoulos Park facilities and moved to the new Karyes campus on July 1999.
Trikala is one of the few European cities to offer such a service for free.
www.world66.com /europe/greece/trikala   (406 words)

  
 Story - E-Trikala: The First Greek Digital City
Trikala -- announced as the first Digital City in Greece by the Greek Vice Minister of Economics C. Folias late last year -- will finish its first phase of development by the middle of 2006, with funding from the Greek Information Society Framework Program.
The aim of the project is the development of an e-marketplace, operating under the responsibility of the Trikala Commercial Chamber.
Trikala will undertake, on behalf of local enterprises, the preparation of proposals to contribute to tenders on ICT projects.
www.centerdigitalgov.com /international/story.php?docid=93395   (2232 words)

  
 Map of Greece: Location of Trikala
This is a map of Greece that identifies the prefecture of Trikala.
The prefecture of Trikala is a part of the Thessalia region.
Greece: Index to prefectures and regions in Greece.
www.pickatrail.com /jupiter/location/europe/greece/trikala.html   (374 words)

  
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Trikala is the capital of the homonymous prefecture, with population of roughly over 75.000 residents.
The current city is built in the place of ancient "Trikki", that according to the history was Penaeus's daughter.
It was rebuilt from its ruins during 1992-1996 by the Municipality of Trikala with the financing of EU and it is protected from UNESCO.
www.xeniosmagazine.gr /prefectures/trikala   (290 words)

  
 Trikala - ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα; formerly Trikka) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Trikala has also been known as the watermelon (karpouzi) capital of Greece.
Trikala is also home to A.O. Trikala which is a professional football team that competed in the Greek first division as recently as the year 2000.
www.zdnet.co.za /wiki/Trikala   (642 words)

  
 TRIKALA - THESSALIA - GREECE.
Trikala, the capital of the prefecture, is built by the river Litheos and has many squares and small forests.
Trikala is an ideal place to visit in all seasons.
The area is at its best during spring, when the leaves appear on the trees again and the water in the rivers flows in abundance, and winter, when nature is all white covered with snow.
www.vacation-greece.com /thessalia/trikala   (198 words)

  
 Trikala, Greece
Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a city and a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Throughout the centuries Trikala has also been known as the watermelon (karpouzi) capital of Greece.
Trikala is bounded by Karditsa to the south, Arta to the southwest, Ioannina to the west, Grevena to the north and Larissa to the east.
creekin.net /c3771-n73-trikala-greece.html   (316 words)

  
 Trikala Greece: Travel Guide to Trikala Greece Meteora - Holidays Travel Trikala
The beautiful county of Trikala is one of the prefecture that make up the Thessaly region of Greece.
Trikala is a county with a very interesting history, is considered by many to be the birthplace of the famous doctor Asclipios.
Trikala is an excellent destination for visitors to Greece, and is a wonderful base from which one can explore the other beautiful counties of Thessaly, as well as providing access to other areas of Greece.
www.aroundgreece.com /thessaly/trikala.html   (426 words)

  
 Trikala, Meteora, Kalambaka, Kalampaka, Kastraki, Thessalia, Thessaly, Greece Travel & the Greek Islands.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trikala, Meteora, Kalambaka, Kalampaka, Kastraki, Thessalia, Thessaly, Greece Travel & the Greek Islands.
A lively metropolis after the agricultural plains towns of central Thessaly, Trikala retains many nineteenth-century Turkish houses, and a graceful old mosque.
Around the Fortress, adapted by the Turks from a Byzantine structure, are some attractive gardens and the meager remains of a Sanctuary of Asklipious, the healing god whose cult is said to have originated here.
holidays-in-greece.com /thessalia/tri   (1320 words)

  
 trikala
It covers an area of 3385 km2 and in its western part, is completely alp-like, with its highest peaks of Mount Lakmos (2295 meters) and Mount Tzoumerka (2429 meters) and with the Aheloos river, the longest river in Greece, that creates the artificial lake of Mesohora.
In its southeastern part, there is the little valley of Trikala, crossed by the Pineos River.
There are many cafes, restaurants,shops and night clubs which make the of Trikala an interesting one.
www.geocities.com /domokosgr50/trikala.html   (237 words)

  
 Trikala Photo Gallery by Mpampis Mantoukas at pbase.com
Trikala (Greek: Ôñßêáëá) is a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece.
Trikala prefecture has two provinces, named Trikala and Kalampaka, after the two largest towns.
Trikala is bounded by the prefectures of Karditsa to the south, Arta to the southwest, Ioannina to the west, Grevena to the north and Larissa to the east.
www.pbase.com /xalkida/trikala   (103 words)

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