Thessaly
Sign in to saveThessaly ( ; ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (, ), and appears in Homer's Odyssey.
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Thessaly is a region in Greece that corresponds to much of the ancient area by the same name and serves as both a traditional geographic and modern administrative division of the country. It has historical significance dating back to ancient times, when it was called Aeolia and was mentioned in Homer's Odyssey.
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- Thessaly
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- Thessaly within Greece
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- Cession
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- 1881
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- Country
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- Decentralized Administration
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- Thessaly and Central Greece
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- Capital
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- Larissa
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- Port city
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- Volos
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- Name and etymology
- Mythology
- History
- Ancient history
- Byzantine period
- Late Medieval period
- Ottoman period
- Modern
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Language
- Major settlements
- Economy
- Transport
- Administration
- Ancient coinage
- Popular culture
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (, ), and appears in Homer's Odyssey.
Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule. Since 1987 it has formed one of the country's 13 regions and is further (since the Kallikratis reform of 2011) sub-divided into five regional units and 25 municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in northern central Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia to the north, Epirus to the west, Central Greece to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the east. The Thessaly region also includes the Sporades islands.