Magnesia
- This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation)
| Statistics | |
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| Capital: | Volos |
| Periphery: | Thessaly |
| Area: | ? km² |
| Inhabitants: | ? (1991) |
| Pop. density: | ? inh./km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | GR-? |
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Magnesia, deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece.
The modern Magnesian capital is the city of Volos, and the homonymous prefecture includes the Almyros plain, the Pagasetic Gulf, the Mt. Pelion peninsula and the Sporades islands.
Communities
- Volos (pop. 90,000, metrop. 120.000)
- Nea Ionia (pop. 30,000)
- Pagasae ancient
- Iolcus ancient
- Demetrias ancient
External links
- History of Magnesia (http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/magnesia.html)
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