Aigani
Sign in to saveAigani or Egani (; , ) is a village and Local Community () located on the northeastern border of the historical and Administrative Region of Thessaly, Greece. Since Greece's local government reforms of 2011 the Local Community of Aigani is located in the municipal unit of Kato Olympos in the Tempi municipality within the Larissa Regional Unit of Thessaly. The Local Community of Aigani consists of five settlements.
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κάτω Ολύμπου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,021
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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- Population
- 535
- Area
- 0.3
- Elevation
- 295
- Dialing code
- 2495
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- native label
- Αιγάνη
- postal code
- 40007
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- Etymology
- Village of Aigani
- Local community of Aigani
- Demographics
- See also
- Notes
- References
Aigani or Egani (; , ) is a village and Local Community () located on the northeastern border of the historical and Administrative Region of Thessaly, Greece. Since Greece's local government reforms of 2011 the Local Community of Aigani is located in the municipal unit of Kato Olympos in the Tempi municipality within the Larissa Regional Unit of Thessaly. The Local Community of Aigani consists of five settlements.
== Etymology == The name Aigani can be roughly translated as 'the place of goats' and comes from the or which in turn derive directly from and mean 'nanny-goat.' Goats and sheep are raised by many in the village and their meat can be found in the village's taverns alongside traditionally made loukaniko, wine, and the tsipouro for which the village is known.
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