Trikala (regional unit)

cave near Kalambaka, Thessaly, Greece

regional unit in Thessaly, Greece

thumb|Histiaeotis in NW Thessaly Histiaeotis () or Hestiaeotis (Ἑστιαιῶτις - Hestiaiotis) was a northwest district of ancient Thessaly, part of the Thessalian tetrarchy, roughly corresponding to the modern Trikala regional unit. Anciently, it was inhabited by the Hestiaeotae (Ἑστιαιῶται), and the Peneius may be described in general as its southern boundary. It occupied the passes of Mount Olympus, and extended westward as far as Pindus. The demonym of the district's inhabitants is Histiaeotes (Ἱστιαιῶται, Histiaiotai). In epigraphy, the regional name occurs as Hestiotai, ambassadors in Athens

dam in Mesochora, Trikala