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Argalasti () is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 74.820 km2. It is built on a fertile plateau, 40 km southeast of Volos. It is an important commercial and tourism center of the area with a rich cultural tradition. Argalasti is a stopping point for those headed for the nearby beaches of the Pagasetic Gulf (Chorto, Kalamos, Lefokastro) or the Aegean Sea (Potistika, Melani, Paltsi, Mikro). An

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Place details

Locality
Δημοτική Ενότητα Αργαλαστής
Region
Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
Country
Ελλάς
Population
1,285
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Argalasti
Greek Dimos.name_local
Αργαλαστή
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
DE Argalastis.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Argalasti2007 1.JPG
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
Argalasti square 2007
Greek Dimos.periph
Thessaly
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Magnesia
Greek Dimos.municipality
South Pelion
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
1603
Greek Dimos.pop_community
1395
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
74.8
Greek Dimos.elevation
196
Greek Dimos.postal_code
370 06
Greek Dimos.area_code
24230
Greek Dimos.licence
ΒΟ

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Population
1321
Area
56.526
Elevation
250
Image
Pilio argalasti panorama27x12.jpg
Dialing code
2423
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Commons category
Argalasti
postal code
37006
native label
Αργαλαστή
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Argalasti () is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 74.820 km2. It is built on a fertile plateau, 40 km southeast of Volos. It is an important commercial and tourism center of the area with a rich cultural tradition. Argalasti is a stopping point for those headed for the nearby beaches of the Pagasetic Gulf (Chorto, Kalamos, Lefokastro) or the Aegean Sea (Potistika, Melani, Paltsi, Mikro). An example of the architecture of the beginning of the 20th century is the church tower of Sts. Apostles.

==Subdivisions== The municipal unit Argalasti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Argalasti (Argalasti, Kalamos, Kallithea, Lefokastro, Myriovryti, Paltsi, Paou, Chorto) Metochi Xinovrysi (Xinovrysi, Potistika)

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