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Kalambaka

In Greek: Καλαμπάκα

Kalambaka is a town in the municipality of Meteora, in the Trikala regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 237 metres and 21 km in a straight line from Trikala. At the 2021 census it had 8,372 inhabitants.

Kalambaka, Trikala regional unit, Greece
Photo: Mzmona, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
town
Regional unit
Trikala
Municipality
Meteora
Elevation
237 m
Population
8,372 (2021)
Postcode
42200
Distance
21 km from Trikala

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population grew by 39%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Kalabaka is a town and seat of the municipality of Meteora in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population was 11,492 at the 2021 census, of which 8,573 in the town proper. The Meteora monasteries are located near the town. Kalabaka is the northwestern terminal of the old Thessaly Railways, now part of OSE.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Kalabaka”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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