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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesia_(regional_enhed)" title="Magnesia (regional enhed) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Magnesia (regional enhed)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnisia" title="Magnisia – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Magnisia" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneesia_piirkonna%C3%BCksus" title="Magneesia piirkonnaüksus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Magneesia piirkonnaüksus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" 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class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Municipalities of Magnesia"><img alt="Municipalities of Magnesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg/270px-2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg/405px-2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg/540px-2010_Dimi_Magnisias_numbered.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1741" data-file-height="844" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Municipalities of Magnesia</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap 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is located in Greece"><img alt="Magnesia is located in Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/270px-Greece_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/405px-Greece_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/540px-Greece_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="825" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:34.905%;left:34.565%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Magnesia"><img alt="Magnesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PE_Magnisias.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/PE_Magnisias.png/250px-PE_Magnisias.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/PE_Magnisias.png/375px-PE_Magnisias.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/PE_Magnisias.png/500px-PE_Magnisias.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="679" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Greece" title="Regions of Greece">Administrative region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thessaly" title="Thessaly">Thessaly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,367 km<sup>2</sup> (914 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-census21_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">177,448</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">75/km<sup>2</sup> (190/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Greece" title="Postal codes in Greece">Postal code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">37x xx, 38x xx</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Greece" title="Telephone numbers in Greece">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">242x0</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Greece" title="Vehicle registration plates of Greece">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">ΒΟ, BB</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.magnesia.gr">www<wbr />.magnesia<wbr />.gr</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Magnesia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Μαγνησία</span>, <i>Magnisía</i>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="el-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[maɣniˈsia]</a></span>, <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Ancient Greek</a>: <i>Magnēsía</i>, deriving from the tribe name <i><a href="/wiki/Magnetes" title="Magnetes">Magnetes</a></i>) is one of the <a href="/wiki/Regional_units_of_Greece" title="Regional units of Greece">regional units of Greece</a>. It is part of the <a href="/wiki/Modern_regions_of_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Modern regions of Greece">region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Thessaly" title="Thessaly">Thessaly</a>. Its capital is the city of <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a>. About 70% of the population of Magnesia live in the Greater Volos area, which is the second-largest city in Thessaly and the third busiest commercial port in Greece. </p><p>According to the most recent census (2021), the population stands at 177,448. The regional unit hosts 2,000,000 tourists annually.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Magnesia is represented in the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Parliament">Greek Parliament</a> by six seats. Its main agricultural products are wheat, cotton, tomatoes, grapes, olives, apples and honey. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg/220px-Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg/330px-Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg/440px-Pagasetic-gulf-east-side.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1232" data-file-height="807" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pagasetic_Gulf" title="Pagasetic Gulf">Pagasetic Gulf</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG/220px-Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG/330px-Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG/440px-Pilion_with_monastery_pau.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pelion" title="Pelion">Pelion</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A prominent geographic feature of Magnesia is the <a href="/wiki/Pagasetic_Gulf" title="Pagasetic Gulf">Pagasetic Gulf</a>, a bay of the <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea" title="Aegean Sea">Aegean Sea</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Pelion" title="Pelion">Pelion</a> mountain range closes off the Gulf on the east and south side, leaving only a narrow channel near <a href="/wiki/Trikeri" title="Trikeri">Trikeri</a>. The highest peak of the wooded Pelion is <i>Pourianos Stavros</i> or <i>Xeforti</i>, (altitude 1,624 metres or 5,328 feet). On the south edge of Magnesia <a href="/wiki/Peninsula" title="Peninsula">peninsula</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tisaio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tisaio (page does not exist)">Tisaio</a> mountain is found. </p><p>Mt. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maurovouni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maurovouni (page does not exist)">Maurovouni</a> (1,054 metres or 3,458 feet) is the northeasternmost mountain of the regional unit and extends to the neighboring regional unit of <a href="/wiki/Larissa_(regional_unit)" title="Larissa (regional unit)">Larissa</a>. The southwest border of Magnesia is formed by the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Othrys" title="Mount Othrys">Othrys</a>, with its highest peak <i>Gerakovouni</i> (1,726 metres or 5,663 feet). The interior of Magnesia has two plains. The plains southwest of the Pagasetic Gulf are called the <a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a> plains, while the plains northwest of the Gulf are called the <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a>-<a href="/wiki/Velestino" title="Velestino">Velestino</a> plain. The hydrological network of Magnesia is not particularly rich and is characterized by the absence of big <a href="/wiki/River" title="River">rivers</a>. The waters coming from <a href="/wiki/Pelion" title="Pelion">Pelion</a> shape the rivers <a href="/wiki/Anavros" title="Anavros">Anavros</a>, Platanorema, and Xirias. </p><p>In the North section of Magnesia, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Karla" title="Lake Karla">Lake Karla</a> was formerly found. Lake Karla was drained in 1962, but attempts have been made for its partial restoration. On the bight of <a href="/wiki/Sourpi" title="Sourpi">Sourpi</a>, next to <a href="/wiki/Amaliapolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaliapolis">Amaliapolis</a> a coastal <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetland</a> is located, with various species of <a href="/wiki/Migratory_birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Migratory birds">migratory birds</a>. This wetland together with the forest of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kouri,_Greece&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kouri, Greece (page does not exist)">Kouri</a> – an infrequent <a href="/wiki/Lowland" class="mw-redirect" title="Lowland">lowland</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oak" title="Oak">oak</a> <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forest</a> close to <a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a> – is included in the list of the protected regions of the <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> Network <a href="/wiki/Natura_2000" title="Natura 2000">Natura 2000</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The average <a href="/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">temperature</a> is 17 <a href="/wiki/Degrees_Celsius" class="mw-redirect" title="Degrees Celsius">degrees Celsius</a> and the average rainfall about 540 millimetres per year. Heat waves and intense cold periods are rare. During the summer the temperature rises up to about 37 to 38 °C (99 to 100 °F) in August. The climate varies in different parts of the prefecture; close to the <a href="/wiki/Pagasetic_Gulf" title="Pagasetic Gulf">Pagasetic Gulf</a> conditions are humid, in <a href="/wiki/Nea_Ionia" title="Nea Ionia">Nea Ionia</a> it is quite dry and in <a href="/wiki/Velestino" title="Velestino">Velestino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a> is the climate is continental. In winter there is significant snowfall in the mountains and often freezing temperatures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Volos-bynight.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Volos-bynight.JPG/220px-Volos-bynight.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Volos-bynight.JPG/330px-Volos-bynight.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Volos-bynight.JPG/440px-Volos-bynight.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Milies_-_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Milies_-_2.JPG/220px-Milies_-_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Milies_-_2.JPG/330px-Milies_-_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Milies_-_2.JPG/440px-Milies_-_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Milies" title="Milies">Milies</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg/220px-Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg/330px-Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg/440px-Makrinitsa_from_portaria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="717" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Makrinitsa" title="Makrinitsa">Makrinitsa</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg/220px-Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg/330px-Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg/440px-Nea_Anchialos_-_Pagasitikos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2475" data-file-height="1809" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nea_Anchialos" title="Nea Anchialos">Nea Anchialos</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_(%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg/220px-%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg/330px-%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg/440px-%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%97_%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%9D%CE%97_%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9B%CE%91_%28%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F_%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%9C%CE%9F_%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%91%CE%A3%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>Lake Karla</figcaption></figure> <p>The regional unit Magnesia is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):<sup id="cite_ref-Kallikratis_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kallikratis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rigas_Feraios_(municipality)" title="Rigas Feraios (municipality)">Rigas Feraios</a> (6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Pelion" title="South Pelion">South Pelion</a> (<i>Notio Pilio</i>, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zagora-Mouresi" title="Zagora-Mouresi">Zagora-Mouresi</a> (4)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prefecture">Prefecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prefecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Magnesia was created as a <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Greece" title="Prefectures of Greece">prefecture</a>. In addition to the territory of the present regional unit of Magnesia, the <a href="/wiki/Magnesia_Prefecture" title="Magnesia Prefecture">Magnesia Prefecture</a> included the Northern <a href="/wiki/Sporades" title="Sporades">Sporades</a> group of islands (<a href="/wiki/Skiathos" title="Skiathos">Skiathos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skopelos" title="Skopelos">Skopelos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alonnisos" title="Alonnisos">Alonnisos</a>). As a part of the <a href="/wiki/Kallikratis_Programme" title="Kallikratis Programme">2011 Kallikratis government reform</a>, the prefecture was split into the Magnesia and <a href="/wiki/Sporades" title="Sporades">Sporades</a> regional units. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.<sup id="cite_ref-Kallikratis_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kallikratis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>New municipality</th> <th>Old municipalities</th> <th>Seat </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a></td> <td rowspan="4">Almyros </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anavra" title="Anavra">Anavra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pteleos" title="Pteleos">Pteleos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sourpi" title="Sourpi">Sourpi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Rigas_Feraios_(municipality)" title="Rigas Feraios (municipality)">Rigas Feraios</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feres,_Magnesia" title="Feres, Magnesia">Feres</a></td> <td rowspan="3">Velestino </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karla,_Greece" title="Karla, Greece">Karla</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keramidi" title="Keramidi">Keramidi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/South_Pelion" title="South Pelion">South Pelion</a> <br />(<i>Notio Pilio</i>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Argalasti" title="Argalasti">Argalasti</a></td> <td rowspan="5">Argalasti </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Afetes" title="Afetes">Afetes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milies" title="Milies">Milies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sipiada" title="Sipiada">Sipiada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trikeri" title="Trikeri">Trikeri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a></td> <td rowspan="9">Volos </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Agria" title="Agria">Agria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aisonia" title="Aisonia">Aisonia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Artemida,_Magnesia" title="Artemida, Magnesia">Artemida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iolcos" class="mw-redirect" title="Iolcos">Iolkos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Makrinitsa" title="Makrinitsa">Makrinitsa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nea_Anchialos" title="Nea Anchialos">Nea Anchialos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nea_Ionia,_Magnesia" title="Nea Ionia, Magnesia">Nea Ionia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portaria" title="Portaria">Portaria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Zagora-Mouresi" title="Zagora-Mouresi">Zagora-Mouresi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zagora,_Greece" title="Zagora, Greece">Zagora</a></td> <td rowspan="2">Zagora </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mouresi" title="Mouresi">Mouresi</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provinces">Provinces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a> – Volos</li> <li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a> – Almyros</li> <li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Skopelos" title="Skopelos">Skopelos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sporades" title="Sporades">Sporades</a> – Skopelos</li></ul> <p><i>Note:</i> Provinces no longer hold any legal status in <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antiquity">Antiquity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Antiquity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Magnesia" title="Ancient Magnesia">ancient Magnesia</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Founding">Founding</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Founding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/Hesiod" title="Hesiod">Hesiod</a>'s (probably) "Eoiae" (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Ηοίαι</span>) or "<a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Women" title="Catalogue of Women">Catalogue of Women</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the origin of the <a href="/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks">Greeks</a>, Pandora (named after her grandmother <a href="/wiki/Pandora" title="Pandora">Pandora</a>, sister of <a href="/wiki/Hellen" title="Hellen">Hellen</a> and daughter of <a href="/wiki/Deukalion" class="mw-redirect" title="Deukalion">Deukalion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pyrrha" title="Pyrrha">Pyrrha</a>) together with Zeus had one son <a href="/wiki/Graecus" title="Graecus">Graecus</a>, while Zeus had two more with <a href="/wiki/Thyia_(mythology)" title="Thyia (mythology)">Thyia</a>, another of Deukalion's daughter: <a href="/wiki/Magnes_(mythology)" title="Magnes (mythology)">Magnes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Makednos" class="mw-redirect" title="Makednos">Macedon</a>. Magnes and Makednos together with <a href="/wiki/Hellen" title="Hellen">Hellen</a>'s three sons <a href="/wiki/Dorus" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorus">Dorus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xuthus" title="Xuthus">Xuthus</a> (with his sons <a href="/wiki/Ionas" class="mw-redirect" title="Ionas">Ion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Achaeus,_son_of_Xuthus" class="mw-redirect" title="Achaeus, son of Xuthus">Achaeus</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Aeolus_(son_of_Hellen)" title="Aeolus (son of Hellen)">Aeolus</a>, comprised the set of progenitors of the ancient tribes that formed the <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greek</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hellenic_civilization" class="mw-redirect" title="Hellenic civilization">Hellenic</a> nation. Magnes ruled the area and people under his name. Magnesia is also homeland of the mythical heroes <a href="/wiki/Jason" title="Jason">Jason</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peleus" title="Peleus">Peleus</a> and his son <a href="/wiki/Achilles" title="Achilles">Achilles</a>. </p><p>The Magnetes contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Greek_colonization" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek colonization">Greek colonization</a>, with their main colonies being established before the 7th century BC, under the names of <a href="/wiki/Magnesia_ad_Sipylum" title="Magnesia ad Sipylum">Magnesia beside Sipylus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lydia" title="Lydia">Lydia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magnesia_on_the_Maeander" title="Magnesia on the Maeander">Magnesia on the Maeander</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ionia" title="Ionia">Ionia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <a href="/wiki/Magnet" title="Magnet">magnet</a> comes from the Greek <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><i lang="grc-Latn">magnetes lithos</i></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">μαγνήτης λίθος</span></span>), which means 'stone of Magnesia'. The names for the elements <a href="/wiki/Magnesium" title="Magnesium">magnesium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">manganese</a> are also derived from either this region or its colony <a href="/wiki/Magnesia_ad_Sipylum" title="Magnesia ad Sipylum">Magnesia ad Sipylum</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-LanguageHAt_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LanguageHAt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which in addition to the magnetic magnetite (an iron ore), produces certain ores of magnesium and manganese that were known to alchemists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common_era">Common era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Common era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Written accounts and remains from the 5th century CE document the appearance of Christianity in Magnesia. The minutes of the 3rd Ecumenical Conference are co-signed by the Bishop of Dimitriada Cleonikos. Five basilicas have been revealed in Nea Anhialos, showing that the area was undergoing a spiritual growth in that era. Magnesias has churches, monasteries and chapels, many of which are architectural masterpieces in the style that is called "Pelioritica". </p><p>In the area of Pelion are the monasteries of Saint Gerasimos in Makrinitsa, The Holy Archangels in Agios Georgios Nilias, Osios Lavredios in Agios Lavrendis, Saint John the Baptist in Siki and Saint Spiridon in Promiri. The most famous is the Flamouriou Monastery, built in the 16th century by Osios Simeon, the so-called "barefoot and loin-clothed", located near Veneto. </p><p>In the Almyros area and on the mountain of Othris two other monasteries were built, one inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Monks" class="mw-redirect" title="Monks">monks</a> in Ano Panagia (Virgin Mary) Xenia and the other by <a href="/wiki/Nuns" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuns">nuns</a> in Kato Panagia Xenia. This monastery holds historical monuments of the area from the 12th century, with of frescoes, treasuries and a library. In Kato Panagia Xenia monastery, an icon of the Virgin Mary, venerated by the people of the area, is kept. All the monasteries are of archeological, historical and artistic interest and are accessible (Flamouriou Monastery only by men). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Archaeological_sites">Archaeological sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Archaeological sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg/220px-Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg/330px-Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg/440px-Archaeological_Museum_of_Almyros_front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1063" /></a><figcaption>Archaeological museum of <a href="/wiki/Almyros" title="Almyros">Almyros</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demetrias" title="Demetrias">Demetrias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iolcus" title="Iolcus">Iolcus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikrothives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mikrothives (page does not exist)">Mikrothives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nea_Anchialos" title="Nea Anchialos">Nea Anchialos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagasae" title="Pagasae">Pagasae</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.trttv.com/">TRT TV</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.astratv.gr/">ASTRA TELEVISION</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Volos_2w.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Volos_2w.jpg/220px-Volos_2w.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Volos_2w.jpg/330px-Volos_2w.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Volos_2w.jpg/440px-Volos_2w.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1778" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Port of Volos</figcaption></figure> <p>The prefecture was linked to the National railway (ΟΣΕ) in the late 19th century. In 1964, the GR-1 North-South superhighway was opened to traffic. The <a href="/wiki/Prefecture" title="Prefecture">prefecture</a> is directly linked to the rest of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> through <a href="/wiki/International_Airport_of_Central_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="International Airport of Central Greece">International Airport of Central Greece</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Nea_Anchialos" title="Nea Anchialos">Nea Anchialo</a> a short distance from Volos. The airport includes a terminal which can serve 1,500 passengers per hour. </p><p>The prefecture's roads include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_1" title="Greek National Road 1">Greek National Road 1</a>/<a href="/wiki/European_route_E75" title="European route E75">E75</a>, SW, W, NW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_6" title="Greek National Road 6">Greek National Road 6</a>, Cen., NW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_30" title="Greek National Road 30">Greek National Road 30</a>, W, Cen.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Giorgio_de_Chirico" title="Giorgio de Chirico">Giorgio de Chirico</a>, (1888–1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavrentis_Dianellos" title="Lavrentis Dianellos">Lavrentis Dianellos</a>, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Greeks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Greeks">Greek actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rigas_Feraios" title="Rigas Feraios">Rigas Feraios</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks">Greek</a> revolutionary and poet, national hero</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthimos_Gazis" title="Anthimos Gazis">Anthimos Gazis</a>, (died 1828)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phaidon_Gizikis" class="mw-redirect" title="Phaidon Gizikis">Phaidon Gizikis</a> (June 13, 1917 – July 17, 1999 in Athens), Greek politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theophilos_Hatzimihail" title="Theophilos Hatzimihail">Theophilos Hatzimihail</a>, artist, (1871–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavrentis_Machairitsas" title="Lavrentis Machairitsas">Lavrentis Machairitsas</a>, composer, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandros_Papadiamantis" title="Alexandros Papadiamantis">Alexandros Papadiamantis</a>, (1851–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vangelis_Papathanassiou" class="mw-redirect" title="Vangelis Papathanassiou">Vangelis Papathanassiou</a>, composer, (1943-2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraskevi_Tsiamita" title="Paraskevi Tsiamita">Paraskevi Tsiamita</a>, Gold Medalist in <a href="/wiki/Triple_jump" title="Triple jump">triple jump</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics" title="1999 World Championships in Athletics">1999 World Championships in Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olga_Vasdeki" title="Olga Vasdeki">Olga Vasdeki</a>, Bronze Medalist in <a href="/wiki/Triple_jump" title="Triple jump">triple jump</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics" title="1999 World Championships in Athletics">1999 World Championships in Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Vembo" title="Sofia Vembo">Sofia Vembo</a>, (1910–1978), musician, artist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_traditional_Greek_place_names" class="mw-redirect" title="List of traditional Greek place names">List of traditional Greek place names</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_settlements_in_the_Magnesia_regional_unit" title="List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit">List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesia_(regional_unit)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1+%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AE%CF%82+%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D+-+%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD+2021%2C+%CE%9C%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82+%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82+%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC+%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C&rft.pub=Hellenic+Statistical+Authority&rft.date=2024-03-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statistics.gr%2Fdocuments%2F20181%2F17286366%2FMON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMagnesia+%28regional+unit%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.anem.gr/">ANEM Tourist authority of Magnesia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kallikratis-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kallikratis_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kallikratis_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.">"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text"</a> (in Greek). <a href="/wiki/Government_Gazette_(Greece)" title="Government Gazette (Greece)">Government Gazette</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A+A+87%2F2010%2C+Kallikratis+reform+law+text&rft.pub=Government+Gazette&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.et.gr%2Fidocs-nph%2Fsearch%2FpdfViewerForm.html%3Fargs%3D5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMagnesia+%28regional+unit%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hesiod (probably), "Eoiae" (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Ηοίαι</span>) or "<a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Women" title="Catalogue of Women">Catalogue of Women</a>", c.650 BC.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LanguageHAt-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LanguageHAt_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFlanguagehat2005" class="citation web cs1">languagehat (May 28, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://languagehat.com/magnet/">"MAGNET"</a>. <i>languagehat.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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