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Velestino

In Greek: Βελεστίνο

Velestino is a town in the municipality of Rigas Feraios, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 114 metres and 17 km in a straight line from Volos. At the 2021 census it had 2,922 inhabitants.

Velestino, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
Photo: © 2009 K. Krallis (SV1XV), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
town
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Rigas Feraios
Elevation
114 m
Population
2,922 (2021)
Postcode
37500
Distance
17 km from Volos

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 20%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Velestino is a town in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Rigas Feraios.

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

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