Evrymenes, Larissa
Encyclopedia
Evrymenes is a former municipality
in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,428 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Stomio
. It is the location of the ancient city Eurymenae
.
lies to the north in where the Pineios River flows. More mountains lie to the northwest and the Aegean Sea
is directly to the east.
(near the modern town Stomio
), Homolium
(Homolion, near the modern village Omolio) and Rhizus
(Rhizous, near the modern village Kokkino Nero).
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia
Agia, Larissa
Agia is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,428 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Stomio
Stomio, Larissa
Stomio is a coastal town in Thessaly, central Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Evrymenes in the Larissa Prefecture...
. It is the location of the ancient city Eurymenae
Eurymenae
Eurymenae was an ancient Greek city in Magnesia , near the modern town Stomio, Larissa.-External links:************...
.
Geography
The area of Evrymenes is mountainous and forested. The Vale of TempeVale of Tempe
The Vale of Tempe is a gorge in northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south. The valley is 10 kilometers long and as narrow as 25 meters in places, with cliffs nearly 500 meters high, and through it flows the Pineios River on its way to the Aegean Sea...
lies to the north in where the Pineios River flows. More mountains lie to the northwest and the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
is directly to the east.
History
The most important ancient cities of Magnesia in the area of the municipal unit of Evrymenes were EurymenaeEurymenae
Eurymenae was an ancient Greek city in Magnesia , near the modern town Stomio, Larissa.-External links:************...
(near the modern town Stomio
Stomio, Larissa
Stomio is a coastal town in Thessaly, central Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Evrymenes in the Larissa Prefecture...
), Homolium
Homolium
Homolium or Homolion or Homole Homolium or Homolion or Homole Homolium or Homolion or Homole (Greek: Ομόλη] was an ancient Greek city in Magnesia (east central Greece), near the modern village of Omolio, Larissa.-External links:* * * * * * * * *...
(Homolion, near the modern village Omolio) and Rhizus
Rhizus
Rhizus or Rhizous was an ancient Greek city in Magnesia , near the modern city Stomio, Larissa, at the place of the modern village Kokkino Nero, Larissa.-External links:* * * * *...
(Rhizous, near the modern village Kokkino Nero).
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Evrymenes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Karitsa (Karitsa, Kokkino Nero, Plateia Ammos)
- Omolio
- Palaiopyrgos (Palaiopyrgos, Alexandrini)
- StomioStomio, LarissaStomio is a coastal town in Thessaly, central Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Evrymenes in the Larissa Prefecture...
(Stomio, Apostolos Pavlos, Monastery of Saint DemetriusMonastery of KomnenionThe Monastery of Komnenion is a Byzantine period Greek Orthodox monastery located near Stomio, Larissa, Greece. According to tradition it was founded in the time of Justinian I , but was rebuilt in its present form by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos...
)