Larissa
city and capital of Thessaly region, Greece
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Summary
Larissa is a big city[1]. Larissa draws 3,882 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #136 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Larissa Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Head of government: Apostolos Kalogiannis[5], Thanasis Mamakos[6]
- Instance of: polis[7], city[8]
- Shares border with: Sofades Municipality[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Serres[10], Bălți[11], Knoxville[12], Rybnik[13], Banská Bystrica[14], Anapa[15]
- Postal code: 41221[16], 41222[17], 41223[18], 41334[19], 41335[20], 41336[21], 41447[22], 41448[23], 41500[24]
- Commons category: Larissa[25]
- Patron saint: Achillius of Larissa[26]
- Local dialing code: 241[27]
- Located in/on physical feature: Thessaly[28]
- Significant event: Siege of Larissa[29]
- Official website: https://www.larissa-dimos.gr/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Larissa[31]
- Population: 112,777[32], 146,377[33], 131,095[34], 118,090[35], 144,651[36], 135,300[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[40], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[45], Pauly–Wissowa[46]
- Capital of: Larissa Municipality[47], Thessaly Region[48], Larissa Regional Unit[49], Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece[50]
- Official name: Λάρισα[51]
- Category for people born here: Q8060804[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Larissa[53]
- Demonym: larisiani[54]
- Native label: Λάρισα[55]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Larissa (regional unit)[56]
- Owner of: AEL FC Arena[57]
- Elevation above sea level: 85 m[58]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Larissa covers an area of 88.167 km²[59].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Larissa include Larissa Municipality[60], a municipality of Greece[61], in Greece[62].
Why It Matters
Larissa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Larissa is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Larissa include Larissa Municipality[60], a municipality of Greece[61], in Greece[62].