Q1069728
Sign in to saveAfetes () 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 a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 80.744 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Afetes is situated in the Pelion peninsula, 2 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 4 km southwest of Neochori, 6 km northwest of Argalasti and 23 km southeast of Volos.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Αφετών
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Afetes
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αφέτες
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Αφέτες 9201.jpg
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 0
- Greek Dimos.elevation_max
- 800
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Afeton.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Thessaly
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Magnesia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- South Pelion
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 1255
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 221
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 80.7
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 370 10
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 24230
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΒΟ
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Afetes () 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 a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 80.744 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Afetes is situated in the Pelion peninsula, 2 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 4 km southwest of Neochori, 6 km northwest of Argalasti and 23 km southeast of Volos.
The name Afetes was taken from the ancient port Aphetae. The Persian fleet occupied the bay of Aphetae before the Battle of Artemisium, in 480 BC.
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