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Agria
Sign in to saveAgria () is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 25.227 km2. It lies on the Pelion peninsula about 7 km from Volos.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δήμος Βόλου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 5,519
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Agria
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αγριά
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Agrias.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Agria, Magnesia.JPG
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Thessaly
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Magnesia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Volos
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 5295
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 4928
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +5191
- Image
- Agria, Magnesia.JPG
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- P706
- Thessaly
- P1889
- Agria-Werke
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- Ottoman occupation (1423-1881)
- Economic growth
- WWII Italian and German occupation (1941-1944)
- Tourism
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Agria () is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 25.227 km2. It lies on the Pelion peninsula about 7 km from Volos.
== Name == There are some different opinions about the town's name. Some believe that the name comes from wild olive trees (Agrielies) (Αγριελιές), or a small plant named "Agriada" (). A scholar named Patroklos Palamidas from the nearby village of Lechonia said that the name originated from an ancient temple, which existed in the region and was dedicated to Agrea Dimitra ().