Karditsa
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Karditsa Καρδίτσα |
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| Coordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367°N 21.917°ECoordinates: 39°22′N 21°55′E / 39.367°N 21.917°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Karditsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fotis Alexakos |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 647.4 km2 (250.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 110.1 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 56,747 |
| • Municipality density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 44,002 |
| • Municipal unit density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 39,119 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 431 00 |
| Area code(s) | 24410 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΑ |
| Website | www.karditsa-city.gr |
Karditsa (Greek: Καρδίτσα, Greek pronunciation: [karˈðit͡sa]) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit.
Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BC. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa. Karditsa is south-west of Palamas and Larissa, west of Farsala and the Volos area, north-west of Athens, Lamia, Domokos and Sofades, north of Karpenisi, north-east of Arta, and east-south-east of Trikala, Grevena, Ioannina, and Kalampaka.
Karditsa has schools, lyceums, gymnasium, the Veterinary Medicine Department of the University of Thessaly, three technical education departments, church, banks, a post office, a railway station on the Trikala - Karditsa - Domokos line, a sports ground, a water tower, and squares. Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths. Approximately 30% of all the city transportation, according to the National Technical University of Athens, is done by bicycles.
During the period of Ottoman rule in Thessaly, the main settlement in the location of modern Karditsa was called Sotira,. 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.
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