Farsala (Greek: Φάρσαλα), ancient times: Pharsalus is one of the largest cities in the prefecture and is also a municipality as well as a province. Farsala is located in southern Thessaly as well as southern Larissa prefecture. Farsala is linked with GR-3, the old highway linking Larissa and Lamia and is al accessed with GR-30 linking Karditsa and Volos. The superhighway, GR-1/E65 and E75 runs to the east. Farsala is not bypassed. The mountains that are made up of several randes are to the south while the Thessalian Plain lies to the north, some hills to the east and the Pharsalean Fields in the central part. Farsala is located SE of Karditsa, S of Larissa, W of Volos and N of Lamia. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Ancient Greek depiction of male lovers Patroclus and Achilles in homosexual scene [1]. Achilles penis is exposed in reference to the sexual aspect of their relationship. ... Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture. ... Greece Interstate 3 is a highway that is the old national road from Eleusis to Larissa, and near Tyrnavos to Elassonas and the new national road up to the FYROM border near Niki. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... Karditsa is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture. ... This page is about a city in Greece. ... There are several different meanings of Lamia. ...

The area is an economic and the agricultural centre of the province. The population are mainly rural especially with cotton production and breeding, one of the many are in local production units in agricultural production as well as clothing and textile industries. The main production in Farsala is halva. The population is about 12,000 of which 9,000 live in the municipality. The population in 1981 was 7,211. Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Halva (modern English spelling), halava (Sanskrit transliteration), halvah (Hebrew transliteration), halawi (Arabic transliteration), helva (Turkish transliteration) or halwa (alternate Hindi transliteration) is a confection made from semolina. ...

Ancient Pharsalus

Pharsalus (Greek: Φάρσαλος) was built over a hillside of Narthakios mountains at the elevation of 160 m. In the Mycenean period, the city was treated with the Homeric Phthia, capital city of the Kingdom of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles. The Cyclopeian Wall still exists today which protected the city. A vaulted tomb existed from that period. Phthia (Greek Φθίη) is an ancient region of Greece, at the southern part of Magnesia, on the both sides of Othrys mountain. ... The Myrmidones or Myrmidons (lit. ... For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). ...

In the historic era, the city was known as Pharsalus and was one of the main cities in Thessaly and was the capital of the Phthotian tetrarch. In the Persian Wars, it battled with the Atheneans. A distinctive tribe of the city were the tribes of Echecratidon. In the early-4th century BC, the city was a part of the Thessalian Commons. Later, joined the Macedonian Kingdom under Philip II. The beautiful area became a theatre where the Aetolians and the Thessalians clashed against the Macedonians especially during the Second and the Third Macedonian Wars. After the end of the Macedonian Kingdom, Farsala and the whole area became a part of the Roman Republic. The whole area suffered destruction over the duration of the Roman Civil War, due to the passing out of the army and to the Thracians and other income tax that serviced the soldiers in the civil war. The Greco-Persian Wars or Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek world and the Persian Empire that started about 500 BC and lasted until 448 BC. The term can also refer to the continual warfare of the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire against the Parthians and... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... Philip II of Macedon (382 BCE–336 BCE; Greek: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BCE until his death. ... The Second Macedonian War (200–196 BC) was fought between Rome, allied with Pergamum and Rhodes, and Philip V of Macedon. ... The Third Macedonian War (171 BC - 168 BC) was a war fought between Rome and King Perseus of Macedon. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the representative government of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, sometimes placed at 44 BC (the year of Caesars appointment as perpetual...

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Modern Farsala

Farsala was liberated from the Ottoman Empire in 1881 and became union with Thessaly in the Hellenic Kingdom. That time was a period of growth. During the Greco-Turkish War (1897), a strong and a violent battle occured in the area around Pharsalus on April 24 with the Ottoman soldiers. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Main Article: History of Greece. ... The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days War, was a war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ...

Subdivisions

• Stathmos Farsalon (Farsala Train Station) - located near Farsala

Other

Farsala has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, a church, banks, a post office, a train station (Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Thessaloniki) and a square (plateia). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Historical population

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External links

• In Greek:
  • The New Farsala
  • http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/greek/Larisas/Farsala.htm
  • http://users.forthnet.gr/lar/aria/farsala.htm
  • e-city.gr - Farsala directory
  • Agricultural Association Union of Farsala
  • Mapquest - Farsala, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 39° 17′ 32″ N 22° 23′ 11″ E

See also

• Communities of Larissa

Here are communities in the Larissa prefecture in Greece: A-B Achilio Agia Agia Sofia Agioi Anargyroi Agiokampos Agios Georgios Agnanteri/Agnanderi/Agnaderi Aigani Amofrio Ampelakia Larissas Ampelia Ampelonas Amygdali Amygdali Anatoli Anavra Ano Platykampos Argyropoulio Armenio Asprochoma Astolofos C-D Chalki Chalkiades Chara Dasolofos Deleria Dendra Dendrochori Dilofo Dimitra...