Karditsa
Karditsa
Καρδίτσα | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Karditsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vasileios Tsiakos[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 647.4 km2 (250.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 110.1 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 55,979 |
| • Density | 86.47/km2 (223.9/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 44,700 |
| • Municipal unit density | 406/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| • Community | 40,272 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 431 00 |
| Area code | 24410 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΑ |
| Website | dimoskarditsas.gov.gr |
Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα, romanized: Kardítsa [karˈðitsa]) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of the region of Thessaly.
Climate
[edit | edit source]Karditsa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Karditsa experiences hot, dry summers and cool winters with substantial precipitation.
| Climate data for Karditsa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.25 (50.45) |
13.54 (56.37) |
11.76 (53.17) |
20.28 (68.50) |
25.29 (77.52) |
30.73 (87.31) |
32.31 (90.16) |
31.39 (88.50) |
27.78 (82.00) |
21.85 (71.33) |
15.33 (59.59) |
10.36 (50.65) |
20.91 (69.63) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.36 (41.65) |
6.83 (44.29) |
10.49 (50.88) |
14.86 (58.75) |
19.85 (67.73) |
25.59 (78.06) |
26.68 (80.02) |
25.38 (77.68) |
21.73 (71.11) |
15.95 (60.71) |
10.38 (50.68) |
6.47 (43.65) |
15.80 (60.43) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.94 (35.49) |
2.81 (37.06) |
5.28 (41.50) |
8.65 (47.57) |
13.08 (55.54) |
16.28 (61.30) |
17.75 (63.95) |
17.29 (63.12) |
13.91 (57.04) |
10.50 (50.90) |
5.49 (41.88) |
2.46 (36.43) |
9.62 (49.32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.64 (3.25) |
77.22 (3.04) |
59.32 (2.34) |
62.20 (2.45) |
45.88 (1.81) |
19.50 (0.77) |
14.01 (0.55) |
16.78 (0.66) |
26.91 (1.06) |
91.44 (3.60) |
90.18 (3.55) |
91.01 (3.58) |
677.09 (26.66) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.51 | 122.05 | 165.50 | 206.01 | 267.05 | 330.90 | 333.92 | 310.91 | 237.76 | 170.41 | 121.35 | 102.84 | 2,482.21 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[3] | |||||||||||||
History
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During the period of Ottoman rule in Thessaly, the main settlement in the location of modern Karditsa was called Sotira.[4] In 1810, the English traveler William Martin Leake mentioned a sprawling village named Kardhítza, consisting of between 500-600 houses, of which the majority of the inhabitants were Turkish.[5]
Karditsa was incorporated as a new city in 1882, the year after its liberation from the Ottoman Empire (1881).
During World War II, the resistance in Thessaly was fought primarily by the ELAS. On March 12, 1943 Karditsa was liberated temporarily by ELAS after the Italian capitulation.
In September 2020, the city was badly hit from catastrophic floods that resulted in 4 deaths.
Municipality
[edit | edit source]The municipality Karditsa was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[6]
The municipality has an area of 647.3878 km2, the municipal unit 110.086 km2.[7] Formerly, Karditsa had a neighbourhood known as Vlachomachalas, which was populated by Vlachs (Aromanians).[8]
Subdivisions
[edit | edit source]The municipal unit of Karditsa is divided into six parts (communities):[6]
- Agiopigi
- Artesiano
- Karditsa
- Karditsomagoula
- Palioklissi
- Rousso
Historical population
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| Year | Community | Municipal unit | Municipality |
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| 2001 | 35,971 | 41,411 | - |
| 2011 | 39,119 | 44,002 | 56,747 |
| 2021 | 40,272 | 44,700 | 55,979 |
Education
[edit | edit source]Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly which is one of only two Veterinary departments in Greece and three other university departments of the University of Thessaly based in the city.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Karditsa is served by trains on the Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka line, with connections to both Athens and Thessaloniki.
Sports
[edit | edit source]Football clubs include Anagennisi Karditsa, A.S.Karditsa (el), AO Karditsa, Asteras Karditsas (el) and Elpides Karditsas. SPA Karditsa (el) is a volleyball club.
| Sport clubs based in Karditsa | |||
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| Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
| Anagennisi Karditsas | 1904 | Football | Presence in Beta Ethniki |
| AO Karditsa | 1966 | Football | Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki |
| ASK Karditsa | 2006 | Basketball | Presence in Alpha Ethniki |
| SPA Karditsa | 1987 | Volleyball | Presence in A2 Ethniki volleyball |
| Elpides Karditsas | 1994 | Football | Presence in A Ethniki women |
Notable people
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- Ioannis Bourousis, basketball player
- Antigoni Drisbioti, Olympian race walker
- Charilaos Florakis, politician
- Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence
- Alexandros Papamichail, Olympic race walker
- Helena Paparizou, singer and winner of 2005 Eurovision Song Contest
- Nikolaos Plastiras, army officer and Prime Minister
- Georgios Siantos, politician, Greek Resistance figure
- Dimitris Sioufas, politician
- Dimitrios Tsiamis, jumper, bronze medalist at European Championships
- Panagiota Tsinopoulou, Olympic race walker
- Seraphim of Athens, archbishop
- Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis player
- Konstantinos Thanos
- Kostas Tsiaras
- Sakis Tsiolis
- Vaios Karagiannis
See also
[edit | edit source]Gallery
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Lake Plastiras, near the city
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Monument to Greco-Russian friendship at Lake Plastira
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Dam of Sykia
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View to Argithea
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Stefaniada lake
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Municipality of Karditsa, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
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- ^ Leake, William Martin. Travels in Northern Greece. (1835).
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- ^ Rousiakis, Sotirios (2021). THE MODERN GREEK DIALECT OF THE KARAGOUNS IN WEST THESSALY. p. 19.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Karditsa Wireless Metropolitan Network, Karditsas Wifi Community Network (in Greek)
Administrative division of the Thessaly Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Karditsa |  | |
| Regional unit of Larissa | ||
| Regional unit of Magnesia | ||
| Regional unit of the Sporades | ||
| Regional unit of Trikala | ||
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