Krannonas
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Krannonas ancient Crannon , is a village and a former 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. It is located southwest of the regional capital Larissa
. Its 2001 population was 104 for the village, 185 for the community and 3,274 for the municipal unit. 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 peripheral unit.
Crannon was the site of the decisive battle
of the Lamian War
between Macedon
and Athens
with its allies.
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 Kileler
Kileler
Kileler is a village and a municipality in the peripheral unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located southwest of the regional capital Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
. Its 2001 population was 104 for the village, 185 for the community and 3,274 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was Agioi Anargyroi. It is located north of Farsala
Farsala
Farsala , known in Antiquity as Φάρσαλος, Pharsalos or Pharsalus, is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest towns. The city is linked with GR-3, the old highway linking Larissa and Lamia and is also...
and NNE of Palamas
Palamas
Palamas is a town and a municipality in the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. Population 10,050 . Palamas is located south-southwest of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, northwest of Lamia, north of Sofades, east-northeast of Karditsa and east-southeast of Trikala. Palamas is linked with the road...
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
Koilada
Koilada is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Larissa, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3305 ....
and Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
and as far east as Nikaia. In the west it borders the Karditsa peripheral unit.
Crannon was the site of the decisive battle
Battle of Crannon
The Battle of Crannon , fought between the Macedonian forces of Antipater and Craterus and rebellious Greek forces led by the Athenians, was the decisive battle of the Lamian War. Macedonian victory, though militarily unspectacular, convinced the Greeks to sue for peace...
of the Lamian War
Lamian War
The “Lamian War”, also referred to as the “Hellenic War” and the “War against Antipater”, was fought by the Athenians and their Aetolian, Locrian, and Phocian allies against the Macedonians in Thessaly during the winter of 323–322 BC...
between Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
and Athens
Classical Athens
The city of Athens during the classical period of Ancient Greece was a notable polis of Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Hippias...
with its allies.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Krannonas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Agioi Anargyroi (Agioi Anargyroi, Mesorrachi)
- Agios Georgios
- Doxaras
- Krannonas (Krannonas, Kampos)
- Kyparissos (Kyparissos, Agia Paraskevi)
- Mavrovouni (Mavrovouni, Krya Vrysi)
- Mikro Vouno
- Psychiko
- Vounaina (Vounaina, Ano Vounaina)