Argalasti
Sign in to saveArgalasti () 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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- 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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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1321
- Area
- 56.526
- Elevation
- 250
- Image
- Pilio argalasti panorama27x12.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2423
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- 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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