Gonnoi  (Γόννοι)
Location
Coordinates	39°52′N 22°28′E / 39.867, 22.467Coordinates: 39°52′N 22°28′E / 39.867, 22.467
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	60 - 90 m (197 - 295 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Thessaly
Prefecture:	Larissa
Districts:	4
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	3,119
Codes
Postal codes:	GR-400 04
Area codes:	24950
License plate codes:	ΡΙ
Website
http://www.gonnoi-dimos.gr

Gonnoi or Gonni (Greek: Γόννοι), Roman and Ancient form: Gonnus, Greek form: Gonnos is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. Population 3,119 (2001),.The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Gonnoi, Kallipefki, Itea and Elia. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ...

Nearest places

• Municipality of Kato Olympos, north
• Municipality of Makrychori, south
• Municipality of Ampelonas, west
• Community of Ampelakia, east

Kato Olympos (Κάτω Όλυμπος, meaning under Mount Olympus) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Makrychori (Μακρυχώρι) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Ampelonas (Αμπελώνας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Ampelakia (Αμπελάκια) is a community in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ...

Municipal districts

The municipality of Gonnoi consists of the following villages:

• Elia
• Gonnoi (the capital)
• Itea
• Kallipefki

Population

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world, the population declined between 1981 and 2001. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Hellenic Army, Royalist forces, Republicans United Kingdom Communist Party of Greece (ELAS, DSE) Commanders Alexander Papagos, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, James Van Fleet Markos Vafiadis Strength 150,000 men 50,000 men and women Casualties 15,000 killed 32,000+ killed or captured The Greek Civil War (Ελληνικός εμφύλιος πόλεμος [ellinikos emfilios polemos]) was... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Ancient Gonnoi

In a hillside near the contemporary Gonnoi, called "Kastri" (ie castle), lies the ancient city of Gonnoi.

History

The area was later ruled by the Kingdom of Macedonia, the Roman, the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires, the final non-Greek rule lasted for several years, its name during the Ottoman rule was Dereli (Δερελή or Ντερελή), it saw the Greek War of Independence of 1821 to end its struggle but they lost and continued until 1881. Gonnoi fully became a part of Greece after liberating much of Thessaly in 1881, when Greeks from near places came to replace Turks that moved away. Its main income has been poor. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many buildings were rebuilt, several remain and repaired. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s. Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (from Greek Makedonía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Empires is currently a Half-Life 2 modification that saw its first public release for the HL2 source engine on March 4, 2006. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Other

Gonnoi has a school, a lyceum (high school), a gymnasium (secondary school) and primary school (Dimotiko) a few churches,a folklore museum, bank, a post office and a square (plateia), and Health Center (primitive health care). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

See also

• List of settlements in the Larissa prefecture

This is a list of settlements in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ...

External links

• Official website
• Gonnoi (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
• Gonnoi (town) on GTP Travel Pages
• Map and aerial photos:
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Coordinates: 39°52′N, 22°28′E Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ... Agia (Αγιά) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Ampelonas (Αμπελώνας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Antichasia (Αντιχάσια) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Armenio (Αρμένιο) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Elassona or Elasona (Greek: Ελασσώνα, Turkish: ), older form: Elassonas is a town and a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture in Greece. ... Enippeas (Ενιππέας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Evrymenes (Ευρυμενές) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Coordinates 39°18′ N 22°23′ E Country Greece Periphery Thessaly Prefecture Larissa Population 10,812 source (2001) Elevation 160 m Postal code 403 00 Area code 24910 Licence plate code ΡΙ Website farsala. ... Giannouli (Γιάννουλη) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Kato Olympos (Κάτω Όλυμπος, meaning under Mount Olympus) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ) is a village in the province of Larissa in Greece, now known as Kypseli. ... Koilada (Κοιλάδα) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Krannonas (Κραννώνας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Lakereia (Λακέρεια) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. ... Livadi (Λιβάδι) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Makrychori (Μακρυχώρι) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Melivoia (Μελίβοια) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Narthaki (Ναρθάκι) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Nessonas (Νέσσωνας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Nikaia (Νίκαια) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Olympos (Όλυμπος) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Platykampos (Πλατύκαμπος) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Polydamantas (Πολυδάμαντας) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Potamia (Ποταμιά) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Sarantaporo (Σαραντάπορο) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Tyrnavos (Τύρναβος) is a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Ampelakia (Αμπελάκια) is a community in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Karya (Καρυά) is a community in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Verdikousa (Βερδικούσα) is a community in the Larissa Prefecture, Greece. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

For more information, see Larissa Prefecture.