Gomfoi
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Gomfoi is a village and a former municipality
in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located near Mouzaki
. The Pindus
mountains lies to the west. Gomfoi is located southwest of the city of Trikala
and is also connected with the main road with that city. The Thessalian Plain dominates the eastern portion.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world.
, it was later renamed Philippopolis (Greek, Ancient: Φιλιππούπολις, Modern: Φιλιππούπολη) during the years of Philip II of Macedon
. It was later renamed Gomfoi. Gomfoi was later run by the Romans
, the Byzantines
and last the Ottomans
before joining the rest of Greece
in 1881 after Thessaly was liberated. Gomfoi boomed its economy. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
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in the Trikala peripheral 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 Pyli
Pyli
Pyli is a municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Greece. Situated 18 km west of Trikala, right at the bottom of two mountains Itamos, and Koziakas, which mark the beginning of the Pindos mountainline, Pyli marks the entrance to a great gorge and the natural path that leads to the city of...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located near Mouzaki
Mouzaki
Mouzaki is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. Mouzaki is located 50 km from Anthiro, 75 km northeast from Vragkiana, 34 km from Petrilo and 28 km west of Karditsa. It is also located 20 km from Trikala and 180 km east of Arta...
. The Pindus
Pindus
The Pindus mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2637 m . Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece"...
mountains lies to the west. Gomfoi is located southwest of the city of Trikala
Trikala
Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. It is the capital of the Trikala peripheral unit, and is located NW of Athens, NW, of Karditsa, E of Ioannina and Metsovo, S of Grevena, SW of Thessaloniki, and W of Larissa...
and is also connected with the main road with that city. The Thessalian Plain dominates the eastern portion.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gomfoi is subdivided into the following communities:- Drosero
- Gomfoi (2001 pop: 1,096)
- Lygaria
- Mouria
- Palaiomonastiri
- Pigi
Population
| Year | Settlement population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,207 | - |
| 1991 | 1,187 | 5,484 |
| 2001 | 1,096 | 5,154 |
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world.
History
Gomfoi was founded during the ancient timesAncient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
, it was later renamed Philippopolis (Greek, Ancient: Φιλιππούπολις, Modern: Φιλιππούπολη) during the years of Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon "friend" + ἵππος "horse" — transliterated ; 382 – 336 BC), was a king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III.-Biography:...
. It was later renamed Gomfoi. Gomfoi was later run by the Romans
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, the Byzantines
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
and last the Ottomans
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
before joining the rest of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1881 after Thessaly was liberated. Gomfoi boomed its economy. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
External links
| Northwest: Pialeia Pialeia Pialeia is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,813 . The seat of the municipality was in Fiki.It used to be a place where only... |
North: Pialeia | Northeast: Trikala Trikala Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. It is the capital of the Trikala peripheral unit, and is located NW of Athens, NW, of Karditsa, E of Ioannina and Metsovo, S of Grevena, SW of Thessaloniki, and W of Larissa... |
| West: Pynda Pynda Pynda is a former municipality in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,136 . The seat of the municipality was in Stournaraiika.... |
Gomfoi | East: Megala Kalyvia Megala Kalyvia Megala Kalyvia is a former municipality in the Trikala peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trikala, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,169 .... |
| South: Mouzaki Mouzaki Mouzaki is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. Mouzaki is located 50 km from Anthiro, 75 km northeast from Vragkiana, 34 km from Petrilo and 28 km west of Karditsa. It is also located 20 km from Trikala and 180 km east of Arta... |