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Makrinitsa

In Greek: Μακρυνίτσα

Makrinitsa is a village in the municipality of Volos, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 564 metres and 6 km in a straight line from Volos. At the 2021 census it had 353 inhabitants.

Makrinitsa, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
Photo: Biumbium Bambalo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
village
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Volos
Elevation
564 m
Population
353 (2021)
Distance
6 km from Volos

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 40%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Makrinitsa, nicknamed "balcony of Mt. Pelion," is a village and a former community in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.903 km2.

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

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